translation needed
James E Brown
jebrown at uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu
Tue Jan 17 01:52:01 UTC 1995
On Sat, 14 Jan 1995, Bill Derbyshire wrote:
> Hi Seelangers!
> Can anyone supply me with a translation of the Russian word
> 'rambus', as in 'telegrafnyj rambus'?
> Also....what does the abbreviation 'p/b' mean (used in conjunction
> with the Russian word 'kapitan' (of a ship)?
>
> Many thanks to anyone who can untangle these. Bill Derbyshire
>
My "Slovar' sokrashchenii russkogo iazyka" lists "RB" as a possible
abbreviation for rybolovnyj bot. Although a bot is a small vessel
(rowboat,sailboat, outboard motorboat) perhaps this is the meaning of
your abbreviation.
James E. Brown
University of Hawaii
jebrown at uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
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