Current flowing through paths other than the intended circuit.

High Holding Power Anchors type. (NI)

The total area drained by a river and its tributaries. Same as watershed.

A smooth hard wood grown in the West Indies which had many maritime uses, such as deadeyes and the sheaves of blocks. Its hardness stood up well to wear, and its smoothness allowed lines to render through easily.

A tiller that is designed to be used in the event that wheel steering fails.

Free of Particular Average

A stay leading from one mast, such as the main mast to another, such as the mizzen mast.

Electrical energy lost due to inherent inefficiencies in an electrical transmission and distribution system under specific conditions.

To leak; take in water.

An electromagnetic device that changes the voltage of alternating current electricity. It consists of an induction coil having a primary and secondary winding and a closed iron core.

The measure of the rate of change of an option's price compared to the change of price in the.

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

Navy term meaning to change the arrangement of the colors (the national flag) upon getting under way or coming to moorings.

When freight appears to be free of damage so far as a general survey can determine.

Surface on which the bearing seal rides in an oil lubricated tailshaft bearing.

The succession of stages through which water passes on the ground and in the atmosphere: evaporation from land or bodies of water, condensation to form clouds, precipitation, accumulation in the soil or in bodies of water, and re-evaporation.

Wind with a speed between 56 and 63 knots (64 and 72 mph); Beaufort scale number 11.

Localized corrosion of a metal surface, confined to a point or small area, that takes the form of cavities or pits.

Waste waters containing fetid materials, usually sulfur compounds.

National Shipbuilding Initiative.