engine order telegraph

English

Noun

engine order telegraph (plural engine order telegraphs)

(nautical) A device used by the pilot in the bridge to communicate the desired speed of the engines to the people manning the engine room.
Synonym: Chadburn

Translations

Translations

Finnish: telegrammi (fi), konetelegrammi, konekäskynvälitin
French: transmetteur d’ordres m
German: Maschinen telegraf m
Japanese: エンジン・テレグラフ
Latvian: mašīnas telegrāfs f
Mandarin Chinese: 車鐘／车钟
Norwegian Bokmål: maskin telegraf c
Polish: telegraf maszynowy m
Spanish: telégrafo m
Swedish: maskin telegraf c
Ukrainian: машинний телеграф m (mašynnyj telehraf)

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