Heck
Signification (English)
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- (neuter,strong) stern (of a ship)
- (neuter,strong) tail (of an aeroplane)
- (neuter,strong) back (of a car)
Synonyms
Hinterschiff
hinterer Teil
Schwanzteil
Hinterdeck des Schiffes
Schiffshinterteil
Hintersteven
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/hɛk/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle Low German heck (“wooden fencing”), from Old Saxon *hekki, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkju. The sense “back of a ship” because the position of the helmsman in the stern was enclosed by such a fence. Cognate to Dutch hek, English hatch.
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