Alternating current is carried by conductors and a ground to residential, commercial, or industrial consumers. The waveform of the phase power appears as a single continuous sine wave at the system frequency whose amplitude is the rated voltage of the pow ...

Particles of foreign material in a metallic matrix. The particles are usually compounds (such as oxides, sulfides, or silicates), but may be of any substance that is foreign to (and essentially insoluble in) the matrix.

Usually refers to intracity hauling on drays or trucks.

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(1) The rolled up part of a sail, tied with the reef lines, that is used to reduce sail area for heavy winds; To reduce the sail area. (2) A group of rocks or coral generally at a depth shallow enough to present a hazard to navigation.

Rope made of the fibers of the hemp plant and used for small stuff or less than 24 thread (1.75 inch circumference). (Rope is measured by circumference, wire by diameter.)

The coldest months of the year; months where average daily temperatures fall below 65 degrees Fahrenheit creating demand for indoor space heating.

A pension plan in which an employee's pension benefit is related to number of years service and.

A halyard used to raise the spinnaker.

See gust and peak gust.

A sliding fitting that attaches to a track allowing for the adjustment of blocks or other devices attached to the car.

The process of producing electricity by transforming other forms or sources of energy into electrical energy; measured in kilowatt-hours.

An elementary particle of an atom with a negative electrical charge and a mass of 1/1837 of a proton; electrons surround the positively charged nucleus of an atom and determine the chemical properties of an atom.

A propeller drawn through the water that operates a meter on the boat registering the speed and distance sailed

Wind with a speed between 48 and 55 knots (55 and 63 mph), Beaufort scale number 10.

To turn the boat head-to-wind so as to go about on the opposite tack

Goods floating on surface of sea after a wreck.

The alignment of a building along a given axis to face a specific geographical direction. The alignment of a solar collector, in number of degrees east or west of true south.

Refers to the direction in which a line goes.

A genoa jib. A large jib that overlaps the mast.