A sea running in a direction contrary to the wind, which can be confused and dangerous.

The headings of a sailboat in relation to the wind, i.e., upwind, close reach, reach, broad reach, downwind.

A term applied to a bracket supporting the after end of the propeller shaft and the propeller.

A company which owns a number of other companies with widely diversified.

An individual or organisation who seeks to take over a company by purchasing its.

Machine which receives dry bulk cargo. It is used for stowing sugar,ores and minerals in the holds.

(1) Said of seas that break over a vessel or over a sea wall. (2) A whale breaches when it leaps out of the water.

A thick serge jacket worn by seamen while keeping watch at night or in stormy weather.

A dynamic compressor. A machine in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the air or gas. In a centrifugal compressor, flow is in a radial direction. Air enters the compres ...

The space between decks. The name of the deck or decks between the ceiling and main deck.

A technique for insulating and sealing exterior walls that reduces vapor diffusion through air leakage points by installing pre-cut blocks of rigid foam insulation over floor joists, sheet subfloor, and top plates before drywall is installed.

The percentage of a building's seasonal energy requirements that can be met by a solar energy device(s) or system(s).

Any fuel that is in solid form, such as wood, peat, lignite, coal, and manufactured fuels such as pulverized coal, coke, charcoal, briquettes, pellets, etc.

The pressure at which a pressure operated valve begins to pass a gas.

An agency which holds information about the credit reliability of consumers and makes the.

Contraction for pilot balloon observation.

A floatation device shaped like a U and thrown to people in the water in emergencies.

A buoy secured to a permanent anchor sunk deeply into the bottom.

A method of signaling and communicating using two flags held in position by the signaler, the positions of the flags denoting the meaning.

Apparatus designed to measure the amount of precipitation falling in the form of snow. The device determines the weight of the snow or the volume of water after the snow melts.