Any light source designed specifically to direct light a task or work performed by a person or machine.

A spar used to prevent the spinnaker guy from fouling on the stanchions.

An option which can be exercised at any time until expiry (unlike European style options which can.

Situated on the side from which the wind blows.

The total annual return on an investment which includes dividend payments and capital.

(1) To float a vessel off the ways in a building yard after it is completed. (2) A small boat used to ferry people to and from a larger vessel.

A instrument designed to study small fluctuations of some quantity. The microbarograph is an example of a recording pressure variometer.

General name for an instrument which measures the earth's magnetic field intensity.

Thermometer used for measuring the highest temperature attained during a given interval of time, for example, a day.

Having a shape that that is not adversely affected by wind flowing past it.

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Kilo or metric ton. 1,000 Kilos or 2,204.6 pounds.

To charge less than the proper amount.

To sail against the prevailing wind and seas.

An imprecise term used to denote a treatment given cold-worked material to reduce its strength to a controlled level or to effect stress relief. To be meaningful, the type of material, the degree of cold work, and the time-temperature schedule must be sta ...

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A written statement signed on oath and witnessed by a commissioner for oaths, usually a qualified.

Before the introduction of man-made fibers, much of the rope used at sea was made from manila. Made from the fibers of banana plants in the Philippines, manila did not rot when it was exposed to seawater.

Investment in items other than stocks, bonds or other securities. Wine, art, antiques are.

A type of insulation material with fine, closed cells, containing a mixture of air and refrigerant gas. This insulation has a high R-value, good moisture resistance, and high structural strength compared to other rigid insulation materials.