A unit of energy equal to 1.356joules.

A unit of luminance or brightness equal to 1/d candles per foot'.

On a square-rigged ship, the ropes which hang below a yard upon which the topmen stand while aloft furling or reefing a sail. They were supported by ropes from the yard known as "stirrups".

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The push or pull that alters the motion of a moving body or moves a stationairy body; the unit of force is the dyne or poundal; force is equal to mass time velocity divided by time.

Unforeseeable events, beyond the control of participants in a contract, which may excuse either side.

The title of a common clause in contracts, exempting the parties for non-fulfillment of their obligations as a result of conditions beyond their control, such as earthquakes, floods or war.

A type of heating system in which heated air is blown by a fan through air channels or ducts to rooms.

A fan that generates (by pushing) a flow of ambient air over the exterior of the finned pipes to dissipate the sensible heat.

A type of building ventilation system that uses fans or blowers to provide fresh air to rooms when the forces of air pressure and gravity are not enough to circulate air through a building.

Towards, near, or at the bow; Prefix denoting at, near, or toward the bow.

In a line parallel to the ship's keel.

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

The compartment at the bow of the vessel

The part of the vessel below decks at the stem.

The forward part of the bow which overhangs the keel.

The headway a vessel makes when luffed in the wind; the distance a sailing vessel will shoot up to windward when brought head to head in the act of tacking.

Sailor's songs sung in the forecastle when the men of a watch were off duty. These were sung for entertainment, thus they were not shanties.

The cabin towards the front of the vessel.