Translation of "mtambo" into English

Siku ya pili baharini, mlipuko katika chumba cha mtambo ulifanya meli ikwame.

On the second day out, an explosion in the engine room brought the ship to a standstill.

Askari-jeshi na raia wote wangeweza tu kutazama kwa unyamavu wenye hofu masalio yenye kutisha ya dubwana hilo lenye kuua kama mtambo.

Soldiers and civilians alike could only stare in silent horror at the gruesome remains of a monstrous killing machine.

Mtambo huo wa ajabu huanza kufanya kazi kila saa inapogonga toka saa mbili asubuhi hadi saa mbili usiku.

Every hour on the hour from eight in the morning until eight at night, this amazing mechanism springs to life.