A signal which is hoisted during a sailing race to protest the actions of another (for rules infractions)

Long Ton = 1016.05 kilogram

To leave; to push a boat away from a pier or vessel's side.

Pull the sail in by pulling on the sheet.

The amount of conditioned air to be supplied by a cooling system; usually the maximum amount to be delivered based on a specified number of cooling degree days or design temperature.

A call to turn out of bunks.

(GDP)The value of all goods and services created within an economy. It equals gross national product.

ACRONYM - MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS

An instrument used to measure the water vapor content of the air. A type of hygrometer. It consists of a wet-bulb and a dry-bulb thermometer. See aspiration psychrometer, Assmann psychrometer. hygrodeik, sling psychrometer.

Transverse members fitted to the bottom side rails of a container, which support the floor.

A hard-chined dinghy with flared sides, considered a useful weight-carrying work boat.

Heat exchangers for removing the heat of compression between stages of a compressor.

A dimensionless flow parameter, ( Jnr/m), in which J is a significant dimension, often a diameter, n is the fluid velocity, r is mass density, and m is dynamic viscosity, all in consistent units.

A solar heating system that preheats water or air that is then heated more by another heating appliance.

An electric generator consists of an armature and a field structure. The armature carries the wire loop, coil, or other windings in which the voltage is induced, whereas the field structure produces the magnetic field. In small generators, the armature is ...

See: Her Majesty's Customs and.

A line drawn through geographical points where a given seasonal biological event occurs on the same date.

A small buoy that is used to mark the position of an anchor. It is attached to the base or crown of an anchor and can be used to recover the anchor if it has to be cast adrift, or to trip it if it becomes wedged.

The area of sea not under the sovereignty of nations with a seaboard.

(1) The points of the jaws of a boom or gaff where they embrace the mast. (2) The outer ends of the crosstrees.