Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

A-Holm (automotive context)

English translation:

A-pillar, A-post

Added to glossary by Tom Funke
Mar 30, 2001 02:36
23 yrs ago
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German term

A-Holm

German to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Talking about the inside of a tractor, what could the above be?
Andauernd löste sich die Seitenverkleidung im rechten A-Holm.
Proposed translations (English)
0 A-pillar, A-post
0 A-shaped langeron
0 A-pillar

Proposed translations

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A-pillar, A-post

In automotive contexts, according to Wyhlidal ISBN 3 923195 01 X:

Holm (in the context of karosserie/body) : pillar, post

Holm (In the context of chassis/frame:) member, rail, beam, bearer.

HTH Tom
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14 mins

A-shaped langeron

A-shaped langeron (langeron in the shape of the letter A)

other translations of Holm:

cross-beam
transom
spar
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A-pillar

or A-post

Seconding Tom's suggestion, Schmitt, FWB Kfz-Technik, indicates that A-Holm = A-Säule and lists A-pillar, A post, or front pillar as possible translations. And this is the definition:

Der senkrechte Holm vor der Vordertür, der normalerweise im unteren Bereich die Scharniere der Vordertür trägt und oben den seitlichen Rahmen der Windschutzscheibe bildet; hat eine wesentliche trangende Funktion bei selbsttragenden Karossserien; [...]

HTH
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