These fluids can be either water or steam trapped in fractured or porous rocks; they are found from several hundred feet to several miles below the Earth's surface. The temperatures vary from about 90 F to 680 F (32 C to 360 C) but roughly 2/3 range in te ...

Sails that are not properly arranged for the point of sail that the boat is on. The sails may be luffing or have improper sail shape, or the boat may be heeling too much. These conditions will slow the boat down.

Surface on which the bearing seal rides in an oil lubricated tailshaft bearing.

An instrument which measures the transmissivity of the atmosphere between two points for the determination of visual range.

(ISG)Allows regulatory staffs of the US securities exchanges and the NASD to co-ordinate industry-wide.

Grounded

A very strong sail used in stormy weather. It is loose footed, being attached to the mast, but not the boom. This helps prevent boarding waves from damaging the sail or the rigging.

Said of a vessel when unable to maneuver.

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Coasting Service in Philippines.

On or near the line of immersion of a ship's hull.

A wall with high thermal mass used to store solar energy passively in a solar home. The wall absorbs solar energy and transfers it to the space behind the wall by means of radiation and by convection currents moving through spaces under, in front of, and ...

Overboard and by the ship's side.

The whole crew.

A mechanical, electrical, or manually operated pump used to remove water from the bilge.

A method of fracture analysis that can determine the stress (or load) required to induce fracture instability in a structure containing a cracklike flaw of known size and shape. See also fracture mechanics and stress-intensity factor.

The Customs tariff used by most countries worldwide. It was formerly known as the Brussels Tariff Nomenclature and is the basis of the commodity coding system known as the Harmonized System.

February 2nd. In American folklore, a day that is popularly supposed to provide the key to the weather for the remainder of the winter. Specifically, if the ground-hog upon emerging from its hole casts a shadow, it will return underground, thereby forebod ...