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Thanks to all but particularly cougr for his unremitting research on this and many other topics. He must be purring now, as pumas do, since his elusive prey has at last been tracked down, He can leave the roaring sound of bigger cats- ‘ντε λαξ!’-to the anonymous man of Santorini ‘high up on...

I have seen de luxe written in Greek as ντε λουξ, as SVE remarks.

Thanks, dharvatis, for your very interesting ‘greyscale’ terms and’ of course to the indefatigable and tolerant cougr! These are the terms I have found in my English-Greek, Greek-English Encyclopaedia of Aviation. Trim tabs are πτερύγια ζυγοσταθμίσης, βοηθητικά πτερυγίδια χείλους εκφυγής των...

I first thought it was a bad attempt at finding a rhyme for κλάξον and it was trying to make λέξον rhyme with it, ντε being άντε ‘go on! Speak out!´ That, I thought, was too far fetched and I needed help from those more expert than I am. Thanks, cougr! BTW, I am working on ‘trim tabs’ now!?😃

My brothrt-in-law and his wife are in the Cyclades and at present ‘exploring’ Santorini. They met a man who, with typical Greek generosity, gave them a book of poetry which his father had written. They sent my wife one of his poems for me to ‘decipher’ for them: neither of them knows a word of...

Thanks, Εξοχότατε!

To dumb forgetfulness a prey. Thanks, ‘Man!

Thanks and thanks! ?……

Thanks so much, m_a_a. for the term and an example of its use. Am I to assume that ταράτσα must mean a flat roof??‍♂️ And it seems to me necessary to dd the qualifying adjective ηλιακός to θερμοσίφωνας which on its own could mean any type of water heater.

In this article at https://ensia.com/features/solar-water-heaters-israel-renewable-energy-thermal-photovoltaic/ these are the opening words:- “October 28, 2020 — For Gershon Grossman and Ed Murray, 1978 was a big year. Grossman, then a solar energy pioneer at the Technion, Israel’s premier...

Thanks, as ever, cougr.

Defined in wikipedia thus:- ‘A nuclear bunker buster also known as an earth-penetrating weapon (EPW), is the nuclear equivalent of the conventional bunker buster’. ’Bunker‘ in Greek, as in English, has several meanings, as, e.g. οχυρό καταφύγιο, πολεμικό όχυρο, όχυρο, παγίδα άμμου, whether a...

Thanks, m_a_a.

An excellent way of remembering the basic use of κάθομαι, SBE! As in the English phrase to ‘stay put’. In the context of Alexandra’s learning video, the ‘offending‘ woman is ‘staying put’ in the doorway i.e. not budging. Thanks for this.

Thanks for your consistent tolerance and help, cougr! For most of my questions about aviation, My English-Greek encyclopaedia of aviation is a mine of information and an invaluable addition to my library! ?

At the risk of being a μπέλας or a complete bore, I have found out that ‘winglets’ and ‘sharklets’ are registered brand names: Winglets is Boeing’s trade name while Sharklets is the name of Airbus’s winglets. I have read in Greek aviation websites, therefore, τα Winglet and τα Σάρκλετ. Moreover...

Thanks, cougr!

Thanks for all this information to the duke and m_a_a. I now have made a lengthy note in my note-book with all the meanings of κάθομαι. BTW:- what does the tag under m_a_a‘s notes, δηλ. ταπεινά πάντα (και πρόσχαροι γίββωνες). Happy gibbons! I am confused!?

Yes, that is the difference, thanks. So then of your suggestions the best coinage for ’raked wingtips’ is, in my opinion, your οπισθοκλινή ακροπτερύγια in the still ‘undeleted’ #3 (!). Your neologism has all the hallmarks of a first rate coinage: it is concise as well as being immediately easy...

I now have as from today ‘An English-Greek Encyclopedia-Dictionary of Aviation’. I have been browsing it this afternoon after nearly all the jobs have been done: a welcome break! Thanks especially to cougr. BTW, I have all along made a big mistake: it is a ‘raked wingtip’, not winglet! The rest...