CFM. An airflow measurement of volume.

The total pressure measured from absolute zero ( i.e., from an absolute vacuum).

Circular metallic elements that ride in the grooves of a piston and provide compression sealing during combustion. Also used to spread oil for lubrication.

Side stays from the masthead to the rail..

The swell of a ship's hull around the propeller shaft.

Refers to the shape of a boat's (usually power boat) hull. A deep V hull is usually good at cutting through rough waves at high speeds.

Bread that was supplied to ships before bakeries were introduced on board.

Long wave formations during calm or light air formed by waves running into shoaling water

An outrigger used to hold a block clear of a mast or of the ship's side.

In spray painting, the process of applying the final coat of paint at a lower air pressure. Used to uniform a finish or blending.

Wheeled under-carriage on which a container or chassis may be placed.

The capacity for floating.

A system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.

The method by which a racing yacht may object to the actions of a rival on the basis of a breach of the racing rules. A protest committee will hear both sides, and if the protest is upheld, the offending yacht may be penalized.

A bridge that swings away from the waterway so that boats may pass beside it.

Is the total gas pressure (static plus velocity) at the discharge port of the compressor. Velocity pressure is considered only with dynamic compressors.

A short length of chain, usually 15 fathoms (90 feet). (Method of measuring chain.)

A layer of dust built up on an air filter.

Energy which a substance possesses because of the motion and configuration of its atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles.

A sail placed forward of the mast, such as a jib; the sail set from the foremast on a schooner; the lowest square sail on the foremast of Square Riggers.