брандва́хта

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nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
guard ship, station ship, watch vesselnautical
Брандва́хта стояла у вхо́да в порт.
The guard ship was stationed at the entrance to the harbour.
Nautical term: a vessel posted at a port entrance or roadstead to supervise passing traffic.
2.
accommodation vessel, floating quarters (for a dredger crew), tender (of a floating dredger)nautical
Рабочие земснаря́да живу́т на брандва́хте.
The dredger workers live on the accommodation vessel.
Used of a barge or ship housing the workers of a floating dredger.
3.
(rare) fire watch (on board a ship)nautical
Ночью на су́дне несли́ брандва́хту.
At night a fire watch was kept on the ship.
Rare; the watch itself rather than the vessel.

Examples

Рабочие жили на брандвахте рядом с земснарядом.
The workers lived on the auxiliary vessel next to the dredger.
Ночью на брандвахте дежурили два матроса.
Two sailors stood watch on the guard ship at night.
Брандвахта стояла у входа в порт.
The guard ship was stationed at the entrance to the port.