A river, canal or other body of water that boats can travel on.

Category:Sea Words

The rate of energy transfer equivalent to one ampere under an electrical pressure of one volt. One watt equals 1/746 horsepower, or one joule per second. It is the product of Voltage and Current (amperage).

Category:Energy Terms

A unit of power equal to one joule per second or 10' ergs per second.

Category:Meteorology

A unit of electricity consumption of one Watt over the period of one hour.

Category:Energy Terms

A device for measuring power consumption.

Category:Energy Terms

Oscillations of the sea caused by wind blowing along the surface and moving in the direction from which the wind blows.

Category:Sea Words

The shape of the phase power at a certain frequency and amplitude.

Category:Energy Terms

A device for measuring sea-surface waves. It consists of a weighted pole below which a disk is suspended at a depth sufficiently deep for the wave motion associated with deepwater waves to be negligible. The pole will then remain nearly as if anchored to ...

Category:Meteorology

The concept of capturing and converting the energy available in the motion of ocean waves to energy.

Category:Energy Terms

An instrument for recording ocean waves. Most recorders are designed for recording wind waves, that is waves of periods up to about 25 seconds, but some are designed to record waves of longer periods such as tsunamis or tides.

Category:Meteorology

Same as wave pole.

Category:Meteorology

The distance between similar points on successive waves.

Category:Energy Terms

Goods floating on surface of sea after a wreck.

Category:Sea Words

Order given to a boat's crew when going alongside under oars. Denotes that boat has sufficient way, and that oars are to be placed inside the boat.

Category:Sea Words

A charted feature or chosen position on a chart

Category:Sea Words

The framework of timber, etc., on which a vessel is built, from which she is launched into the water.

Category:Sea Words

WB

Water Ballast

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A document prepared by a transportation line at the point of a shipment; shows the point of the origin, destination, route, consignor, consignee, description of shipment and amount charged for the transportation service. It is forwarded with the shipment ...

Category:Sea Words

WBT

Water Ballast Tank

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WCO

World Customs Organization (Ex Customs Cooperation Council)

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