A horseshoe-shaped or circular reef of coral surrounding a lagoon.

Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun. The highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands, oversees deck crew, maintenance and upkeep of the ship except for the engine room an ...

The torque at the bottom of a speed (rpm) versus torque curve. The torque developed by the motor is a percentage of the full-load or rated torque. At this torque the speed, the rotational speed of the motor as a percentage of synchronous speed is zero. Th ...

Entity to whom money is payable.- The entity for whom a letter of credit is issued. - The seller and the drawer of a draft.

Heavy, linked chain secured to an anchor for mooring or anchoring.

Sustained winds greater than or equal to 40 mph or gust greater than or equal to 58 mph.

The closeness of agreement among measurements of the same value of the same quantity where the individual measurements are made under different defined conditions, i.e. by different methods or with different measuring instruments.

The temperature at which the liquid and solid forms of a substance may exist in equilibrium at a given pressure (usually one standard atmosphere). The true freezing point of water is known as the ice point.

Incident Reporting Information System

Ship Tracking and Retrieval System

The measure of overall efficiency for a variety of appliances. For water heaters, the energy factor is based on three factors: 1) the recovery efficiency, or how efficiently the heat from the energy source is transferred to the water; 2) standby losses, o ...

A measure of the relative flame spread, and smoke development, from a material being tested. The flame spread rating is a single number comparing the flame spread of a material with red oak, arbitrarily given the number 100 and asbestos cement board with ...

A loan made by an employer to an employee on which interest is either not charged or is less than.

The ratio of the isothermal power consumption to shaft input.

A four sided sail bent onto a yard. Similar to a gaff sail, but with a wider throat.

A charge imposed by a fund management company to cover administrative and marketing costs, and to.

Very small precipitation drops (diameters less than 0.5 mm) that appear to float with air currents while falling in an irregular path. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.

One of several constant-pressure levels in the atmosphere for which a complete evaluation of data derived from upper air observations is required.

The true owner of a security or property which may be registered in another name.

Any point of sail with the wind coming from the side of the boat. If the wind is coming from directly over the side, it is a beam reach. If the wind is coming from forward of abeam it is a close reach. If the wind is coming from over the quarter, it is ca ...