brandsejl

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Danish

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Etymology

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brand +‎ sejl

Noun

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brandsejl

  1. life net
    • 1987, Hans-Eric Hellberg (tr. from Swedish by Erik Juul Clausen), Farlig landing, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)
      Heldigvis havde brandvæsenet netop udrykningsøvelse, så jeg havnede på et springlagen. – I et brandsejl, mener du? - Det hedder springlagen. Sådan kalder man det nu.
      Fortunately, the fire brigade was having a response drill, so I ended up on a life net. In a fire sail, you mean? - It is called a life net. That's what it's called now.