Floor of the cockpit.

Lifting device attached to a crane.

Used in meteorology to describe a mass of cold air moving toward a mass of warm air. Strong winds and rain typically accompany a cold front.

Hypocritical smile, or sneer.

Is a pipe coming from the top of the airline to feed air to an outlet for tools or air operated devices, so that condensation does not easily flow into the dropleg.

The charge in a company's accounts which reflects the reduction in value of an asset over time as.

A navigational light with a steady beam of light, having no intervals of darkness.

Correct alignment of the optical parts of an instrument.

Strips of material temporarily holding parts of a ship in position.

Rate at which unsaturated air cools as it travels vertically, provided that all temperature change is adiabatic (without heat exchange), and no condensation occurs.

Abbreviation for:- Collect (cash) on Delivery.- Carried on Docket (pricing).

One whose occupation is to rig or unrig vessels.

The great circle on the celestial sphere in the plane of the earth's equator; also called the celestial equator. The sun is on the equinoctial twice a year, on the equinoxes, March 21 and September 23. On these days the sun rises at 6 a.m. and sets at 6 p ...

on square-rigged ships, a platform at the masthead resting on the trestletrees and crosstrees. In addition to being a work platform, it extended the topmast shrouds to give additional support to the topmast.

Beat to windward to avoid being driven onto a lee shore.

A device for mounting cylinders.

Clean galley and mess halls, set tables, prepare salads, clean living quarters.

A facility or enclosure in which air content and other conditions (such as temperature, humidity, and pressure) are controlled and maintained at a specific level by special facilities and operating processes and by trained personnel.

Is a process taking place under constant pressure. To change the volume from state 1 to state 2, heat must be removed. The temperature change is proportional to the change in specific volume.

An anchor carried at the stern.