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Translation
editDouble-beam drawbridge is a Google translation of nl:ophaalbrug Peter Horn User talk 17:45, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
Sentence contradicts itself
edit- Unlike the bascule bridge, the double-beam drawbridge and the earhole bridge[definition needed], the double-beam drawbridge has two hinges.
The original Dutch:
- In tegenstelling tot de basculebrug, de valbrug en de oorgatbrug, heeft de ophaalbrug twee scharnieren.
Here's what deepl makes of the original Dutch:
- Unlike the bascule bridge, the drawbridge and the oorgat bridge, the drawbridge has two hinges.
Most likely it means this:
- Unlike the bascule bridge, the simple drawbridge and the "oorgat" (earhole) bridge, the double-beam drawbridge has two hinges.
I'll fix it and add a clarification tag. Ideally this should be properly sourced and not blindly machine-translated.
"hamei"?
editThe article repeatedly uses the term "hamei", which is not an English word. It doesn't even seem to be a Dutch word. Indeed, the only use of "hamei" which seems to be in common usage is in Romanian, to refer to hops plants. Can anyone explain what "hamei" means, and can we find an English term to replace it here? As currently written, it is confusing for Anglophone readers. Bricology (talk) 22:13, 13 February 2023 (UTC)