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To let go altogether.

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NEC

ACRONYM - National Electrical Code

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An arbitrary filter efficiency rating.

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Load/unload control system that tries to maximizes compressor efficiency by matching air delivery and air demand. Compressor is operated at full load or idle

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A black ball visible in all directions, displayed in the forward part of a vessel to indicate that the vessel is anchored.

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1,000 grams or 2.2046 pounds.

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Is the ratio of the theoretical work calculated on an isothermal basis to the actual work transferred to the gas during compression.

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Vertical distance from the keel to the uppermost deck, taken inside the ship/s plating.

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Abbreviation for "Trailer on Flat Car." The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.

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On older sailing ships, an additional lateen shaped mizzen sail carried on the fourth mast, known as a bonaventure mizzen.

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A small low rail around the deck of a boat. The toe rail may have holes in it to attach lines or blocks and to allow drainage. A larger wall is known as a gunwale.

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The area between opposing shipping lanes, restricted to most navigation except for crossing with caution

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An anchor or weight, permanently attached to the sea floor, with a buoy going to the surface, used to hold the boat in a certain area.

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Are those constituents in the suction gas that cannot be condensed to a liquid with the cooling medium available.

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The angle between the sail and the apparent wind or the rudder or centerline and the water flow.

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

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A wooden lattice-work covering a hatch or the bottom boards of a boat; similarly designed gratings of metal are frequently found on shipboard.

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A situation in which waves strike a boat from the side, causing it to roll unpleasantly.

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Any raised portion of a vessel/s hull above an upermost continuous deck such as a poop, bridge or forecastle and extending from side to side of the vessel.

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