A vessel's track through the water.

An increase or amplification. There are two general usages of the term in radar meteorology: (a) antenna gain (or gain factor) is the ratio of the power transmitted along the beam axis to that of an isotropic radiator transmitting the same total power; an ...

Any sailboat with a four-sided mainsail, defined by two booms, one located on the bottom, perpendicular to the mast, and another, located on top, at an angle from the mast.

Description of a vessel when she rolls or pitches excessively while underway in heavy seas.

Abbreviation for precipitation-evaporation ratio.

The national flag flown on a jackstaff on the bow of naval ships while anchored.

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

A factor is an agent who will, at a discount (usually five to 8% of the gross), buy receivables.

(Ex Works) (...Named Place): A Term of Sale which means that the seller fulfills the obligation to deliver when he or she has made the goods available at his/her premises (i.e., works, factory, warehouse, etc.) to the buyer. In particular, the seller is n ...

Quality System Certification System.

A navigational light which turns on and off in a regular pattern, but is on more than it is off, so the period of light is longer than the period of darkness.

A block of wood or a bracket attached to a spar to support another spar attached to it.

To keep the sails full and drawing

An old term to describe an untrained or incompetent seaman, or one who was worn out after many years of work.

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(See ROPE-YARN.)

A system in which radar techniques are used to determine the range, elevation, and azimuth of a radar target carried a!oft by a radiosonde, so that wind data may be obtained along with the other meteorological data.

North American Free Trade Agreement.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Temperature before an orifice or nozzle, downstream of compressor discharge.

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