See salt fog test.

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Lift On/Lift Off

Triple Screw

A vessel used commercially for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea.

The part on the object which is hauled upon.

In general, the transformation of data from a "raw" form to some useable form. In meteorology, this often refers to the conversion of the observed value of an element to the value which it would theoretically have at some selected or standard level. The m ...

Unlicensed members of the engine department who attend to a fully automated engine room.

A genoa jib. A large jib that overlaps the mast.

Is any gas or gas mixture in which one or more of the constituents is at its saturated vapor pressure. The constituent at saturation pressure may or may not be water vapor.

The ratio of the percentage change in the quantity of a good or service demanded to the percentage change in the price.

A pole used to assist in raising a tower.

See gain.

A type of water heater that circulates water through a heat exchanger in a boiler. The heated water then flows into an insulated storage tank.

A heating system that uses only outside air for combustion and vents combustion gases directly to the outdoors. These systems are less likely to backdraft and to negatively affect indoor air quality.

An instrument designed to record the duration of sunshine at a given location without regard to intensity. See Campbell- Stokes recorder, Jordan sunshine recorder, Marvin sunshine recorder, Pers sunshine recorder.

The maximum instantaneous wind speed (or velocity) that occurs within a specific period of time or interval.

The wires, connectors, measuring devices, current sources, etc., that are used to bring about or measure the desired electrical conditions within the test cell. It is this portion of the cell through which electrons travel.

Change from a run to a reach

The names of battles or individual ship actions in which a warship has taken part, usually displayed in a prominent place on a ship as a source of pride in her name. Known as Battle Stars in the U.S. Navy.