A vector term which includes both wind speed and wind direction.

A material used to seal gaps around windows and exterior doors.

An annual publication that contains tidal information and information about the position of the sun, moon, planets and stars. This information is used for celestial navigation.

A WECS that is used to grind grain, and that typically has a high-solidity rotor; commonly used to refer to all types of WECS.

(1) A reaction in which there is an increase in valence resulting from a loss of electrons. Contrast with reduction. (2) A corrosion reaction in which the corroded metal forms an oxide; usually applied to reaction with a gas containing elemental oxygen, s ...

A loop shaped fitting attached to the deck, spar, boom, etc., used to secure a line or block to some part of the vessel.

The state of the weather with respect to its effect upon the kindling and spreading of forest fires.

Indirect heat exchanger designed to transfer heat from combustion gas to the air stream added to the combustion zone.

Loss of carbon from the surface layer of a carbon-containing alloy due to reaction with one or more chemical substances in a medium that contacts the surface. See also dealloying.

An old nautical term for mercury barometer.

A profile of how the wind speed changes with height above the surface of the ground or water.

See hydrologic accounting.

Enormous sea monster supposed to have been seen off coasts of America and Norway. Sometimes mistaken for an island.

A graphical device used for the determination of the speed of the geostrophic wind from the isobar or contour-line spacing on a synoptic chart.

A call requesting direction in answer to the report of a lookout that an object has been sighted.

Annual publication of astronomical data for the use of navigators.

A change in any part of the corrosion system caused by corrosion.

A unit of power equal to one joule per second or 10' ergs per second.

A process of removing soil, scale, or corrosion products from a metal surface by subjecting it as an electrode to an electric current in an electrolytic bath.

A suitable beach, being steep and sandy, where ships could be careened for cleaning or repair.