A structural failure of the filter medium due to flexing caused by cyclic differential pressure.

Melting and becoming a liquid by absorbing moisture.

A drawing representing the internal parts of a vessel as if she had been cut straight through, either longitudinally or athwartships. It shows the positions of the frames and their exact curvature in relation to the hull shape.

Area into which a boat can not go without tacking.

In blue water beyond the 100-fathom line.

Old sailing ship term for taking a nap.

The vertical pole or spar that supports the boom and sails. a mast on a mechanically propelled vessel holds electronics antennas, lights, etc.

Gilded carving and scroll work decorating the hulls of ships.

An arbitrary filter efficiency rating.

A comparison of a carrier's operating expense with its net sales. The most general measure of operating efficiency.

Above sea level

A navigational instrument which provides a bearing to a radio beacon.

The power required to compress a gas isothermally through a specified range of pressures.

The place where a vessel lies. The place in which a man sleeps.

Remove a boat from the water.

Strop inserted between two hawsers, and weaker than the hawsers, so that strop, and not hawsers, will part with any excessive strain.

a type of separator for removal of larger particles from an exhaust gas stream. Gas laden with particulates enters the cyclone and is directed to flow in a spiral causing the entrained particulates to fall out and collect at the bottom. The gas exits near ...

Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile - Measurement of speed is done in knots ...

A pointed metal spike, used to separate strands of rope in splicing.

The semi-circular steel coupling device mounted on a tractor which engages and locks with a chassis semi-trailer.