Sails that lie in the direction of the ship's length and whose luffs abut the masts or are attached to stays.

A raised portion of the hull forward of the cockpit intended to prevent water entering.

The point (speed of sound) at which air flow through an orifice can not increase regardless of pressure drop.

A stationary element between stages of a multistage centrifugal compressor. It may include guide vanes for directing the flowing medium to the impeller of the succeeding stage. in conjunction with an adjacent diaphragm, it forms the diffuser surrounding t ...

The pressure that would be produced by stopping a moving stream of liquid or gas.

An old naval saying to indicate those young men who, through birth or connection, were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination. Their subsequent promotion was assured.

Froth of sea foam.

A volume. Cubic meters per second.

A mortgage on a non residential building occupied by a.

A mutual fund which invests solely in common stocks of.

A compartment forward where the chain cable is stowed.

Formerly an abbreviation for the Commodity Exchange in New York and now a division of the New York.

(COSRS)See 'pension.

The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit weight of a substance by one degree.

A sudden and violent gust of wind.

(1) The flag traditionally flown by pirate ships. (2) The name given by sailors to the bubonic plague, whose victims were said to turn black.

A set of radio, sound, and visual signals designed to aid in communications between vessels without language problems. It can be used with Morse Code, with signal pennants, and by spoken code letters.

A built in mechanical device to recover a portion of the power consumed by a constant speed centrifugal compressor when operating at reduced capacity or reduced pressure rise, or both.

The lowest closing price for a specific security over the last 52.

Small, circular sheets of newly-formed ice that do not impede navigation.