An area of low barometric pressure. The wind circulates clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally these are bad weather systems.(2)A severe recession over a lengthy.

Slang sailing expression for a piece of metal or shroud that can cut or stab you.

The point where the stem joins the forward end of the keel.

(1) Small boat for one or two rowers. (2) Small fishing vessel with foresail, boom mainsail, and mizzen trysail.

A book with a record of every occurrence and incident concerning the ship.

A tall cone shaped navigational buoy.

Costs that do not vary with the level of activity. Some fixed costs continue even if no cargo is carried. Terminal leases, rent and property taxes are fixed costs.

Environmental contaminant that ingresses due to the action of the system or machine.

Net volume actually displaced by the compressor piston at rated machine speed, generally expressed in cubic feet per minute (usually CFM). For multistage compressors, the piston displacement of the first stage only is commonly stated as that of the entire ...

A two-masted vessel with both masts square rigged. On the sternmost mast, the main mast, there is also a gaff sail

General term used to denote all activities connected with the catching of fish by any means.

(1) Generally something wrong or difficult (2) To be tangled (line) or in turmoil (air); to entangle or obstruct (3) In racing, a rules infraction

The after rail at the stern of a ship. Also called a Pushpit

Occurs whenever the system undergoes either a change in state or an energy transfer at a steady stare.

A heavy longitudinal timber that angles upward from the stern to support the underside of the fantail.

To remove a reef from a sail and hoist the sail aloft

Confined to an anchorage or haven through being unable to proceed because of stormy weather.

Metal fitting attached to the hull that supports and aligns the aft portion of the propeller shaft.

A liquid piston compressor is a rotary compressor in which a vaned rotor revolves in an elliptical casing, with the rotor spaces sealed by a ring of liquid rotating with it inside the casing.

Abbreviation for "Subject to Particular Average." See also Particular Average.