The fine liquid or solid particles contained in combustion gases. The quantity and size of particulates emitted by cars, power and industrial plants, wood stoves, etc are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Sink by filling with water.

Indicates the jib or staysail being boomed out on the opposite side of the mainsail in a following wind, giving a large amount of sail area presented to the wind. see Wing and Wing

Corrosion at discrete sites, stress-corrosion cracking.

Tender Offer

A sudden brief increase in the speed of the wind, followed by a lull or slackening. Compare to peak gust.

A seat or brace running laterally across the width of a rowing boat.

The middle watch.

Having to do with boats, ships, or sailing.

The air compressor continues to run, usually at full RPM, but no air is delivered because the inlet is either closed off or modified, not allowing inlet air to be trapped.

Center Forward

Conversion

Coastal Trade limit service in Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei.

Load/unload control system that tries to maximizes compressor efficiency by matching air delivery and air demand. Compressor is operated at full load or idle

Visible at magnifications above 25x.

Noise which is varying in level rising and falling. For the purpose of this Code it may be taken to mean fluctuations in excess of the steady noise as defined in 1.4.31 and excludes impulse noise as defined in 1.4.14.

A drum of a windlass for heaving in line.

Parasitic resistance to current flow in a cell due to mechanisms such as resistance from the bulk of the semiconductor material, metallic contacts, and interconnections.

Area into which a boat can not go without tacking.

An instrument which automatically determines the size distribution of raindrops.