Eight double strokes on ship's bell; customarily struck at midnight when new year commences.

The process of designing a solar system to meet a specified load given the solar resource and the nominal or rated energy output of the solar energy collection or conversion device.

An extension of the keel for protection of propeller and rudder.

The hull without the outside and inside plating.

Beams sometimes fitted over the decks for the stowage of heavy boats or cargo.

Battens, or a series of parallel runners, fitted beneath boxes or packages to raise them clear of the floor to permit easy access of forklift blades or other handling equipment.

Technically, a flat-bottomed boat, but often used to name any small boat for rowing, sculling, or fitted with an outboard motor

The plating of a ship.

The captain.

The captain or master of a ship.

An old name for high waves when they break with a white crest.

The amount of sky covered or concealed by clouds or obscuring phenomena. It is reported in tenths, so that 0.0 indicates a clear sky and 1.0 (or 10/10) indicates a completely covered sky. The following classifications are used in aviation weather observat ...

A chaplain.

A large plastic constant-level balloon for duration flying at very high altitudes.

A covering, either permanent or removable, to admit air and light below decks.

A framing of metal fitted over an opening in a deck, with glass or plexiglass inserted for the admission of light into a cabin, engine room, etc.

A window located on the roof of a structure to provide interior building spaces with natural daylight, warmth, and ventilation.

On a square-rigged ship, a light weather sail set next above the royal in fair weather.

On a square-rigged ship, a small triangular sail set above the skysail in fair weather. A square version is called a Moonraker.

Bale (Capacity)