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Gatt , Gat and the diminutive Gatchen designate an opening or a hole in sailor's language .
Reef gatches are eyelets sewn into the sail through which reef lines are passed; Scuppers are used to drain spray through the ship's side. In addition, Gatt also refers to a room in ships that is used to store material, cordage and other items, e.g. B. as a cable gate or as a narrow Hellegat deep inside the ship.
Gatt is also another name for the stern of ships with the meaning rear part , which, depending on the stern shape, are divided into round gates , pointed gates or flat gates .
The word Gat also describes a channel in which fresh water flows towards the sea. In the case of the Kattegat strait , the use comes from the Dutch name for a cat hole .
See also
literature
- Kluge, Friedrich: Etymological dictionary of the German language . de Gruyter, (20th edition), Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-11-005709-3
- Schult, Joachim: Segler-Lexikon . Delius Klasing, (9th edition), Bielefeld 1994, ISBN 3-87412-103-8
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to Kluge, p. 235, from initially asächs. and mnd. Gat : "gate, door, opening", "hole"
- ↑ according to Schult, p. 177, keyword Hellegat , a "hell hole", but probably just a Helle : "cave"; see. Krünitz , keyword Helle . There also: “On the ships is the Hell, or Hel, Fr. Fosse au lion, a container under the roof on the front part, where all kinds of rope and sails, cocks, pulleys, and other needs belonging to the equipment of the ship are kept , and where the Hoch = Bothsmann (Contre-maître) has his camp. The seaman who oversees it is therefore called the Hell-keeper, Br. Gardien de la fosse au lion. This light is usually located next to the cable section. "
- ^ Kluge, p. 235, keyword Gat