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An aid to taking as astronomical sight with a sextant when the sea horizon is obscured through haze, fog, or darkness.

Deck supported by pillars, fastened to pontoons. The pontoons are half submerged during operations. Kept in position by anchors (or by dynamic positioning). Normally equipped with its own propulsion machinery.

Sailor's term for soot or ashes which sometimes fell into food while it was being cooked.

The part of a wind energy conversion device blade, or airfoil, that is the last to contact the wind.

States that equal volumes of all gases under the same conditions of pressure and temperature contain the same number of molecules.

Any point of sailing away from the wind.

(ECGD) The government department which helps companies finance exports, mainly by insuring them against the.

In general, solar radiation received at the earth's surface. Contracted from incoming solar radiation.

Machines in which the compressing element is a piston having a reciprocating motion in a cylinder.

A type of heating system where water is heated in a boiler and either moves by natural convection or is pumped to heat exchangers or radiators in rooms; radiant floor systems have a grid of tubing laid out in the floor for distributing heat. The temperatu ...

A document of title (such as a draft, promissory note, check, or bill of lading) transferable from one person to another in good faith for a consideration. Non-negotiable bills of lading are known as "straight consignment." Negotiable bills are known as " ...

A vessel's position determined by observation and navigational data.

Corrosion testing in a boiling solution of nitric acid. This test is mainly used to detect the susceptibilty to intergranular corrosion of stainless steel.

Being or composed of matter other than hydrocarbons and their derivatives, or matter that is not of plant or animal origin. Contrast with organic.

The volume of a substance passing a point per unit time (e.g., meters per second, gallons per hour, etc.).

Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. Programable read-only memory which can be erased, usually by ultraviolet light, and re-programmed.

The meteorological visual range, which can be estimated from the average extinction coefficient using the Koschmieder equation.

An adsorption type material used in compressed air dryers. Industry standards are activated alumina, silica gel and molecular sieves.(2) A material used to desiccate (dry) or dehumidify air.

A set of weekly colored rainbow arcs sometimes discernable inside a primary rainbow.