To know and to be able to recite the points of a compass from north to south to north again, both clockwise and counter-clockwise.

The short aftermost raised deck of a vessel.

Damage Free Car. Boxcars equipped with special bracing material.

A pneumatic device with a rotary output. Typically of a vane or rack-and-pinion construction.

A hard-chined dinghy with flared sides, considered a useful weight-carrying work boat.

The compartment at the bow of the vessel

The distance between frames.

A tall buoy used as a navigational aid.

(1) To stop moving. (2) Usually air travels smoothly along both sides of a sail, but if the sail is not properly trimmed, the air can leave one of the sides of the sail and begin to stall. Stalled sails are not operating efficiently.

A recess into the keel or a framework fixed to the keelson in which the mast is placed

Brass work, polished (also varnished wood work in yachts).

Persons and property carried by transport lines.

SOnar Navigation and Ranging - A device which emits pulses of high frequency sound which are reflected by any solid object they encounter. The time from the emission of the pulse and the arrival of its returning echo is measured, giving a range to the obj ...

A name usually given to a State body having control or regulation of public utilities.

The pressure containing stationary element that encloses the rotor and associated internal components of a compressor, including integral inlet and discharge connections.

To bring a sailing vessel to a stop with her sails still set. This can be accomplished on a square rigged ship by bracing the yards aback on her foremast; on fore-and-aft rigged boats it is done by bringing her head into the wind so that the sails are no ...

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

To change a boat's direction, bringing the bow through the eye of the wind.

Tools that operate by air pressure.

Is the reversal of flow within a dynamic compressor that takes place when the capacity being handled is reduced to a point where insufficient pressure is being generated to maintain flow. Also known as surge.