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An air flow caused by a fan that draws air through the heat exchanger core in a uniform pattern to dissipate the sensible heat.

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The white froth on the crests of waves.

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Is the ratio of the computed isentropic temperature rise to the measured total temperature rise during compression.

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A lighted or unlighted fixed (non-floating) aid to navigation that serves as a signal or indication for guidance or warning. (Lights and daybeacons both constitute "beacons.")

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To haul in until the line has a strain upon it.

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In sailing, to be lifted by a wind shift that allows your boat to be lifted closer to the wind where by it allows you to sail a shorter distance to the next mark, buoy or finish line

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Any person or entity who, in a contract of carriage, undertakes to perform or to procure the performance of carriage by rail, road, sea, air, inland waterway or by a combination of such modes.

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A lubricating oil made with synthetic base stocks.

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That part of a shaft or axle that rotates or angularly oscillates in or against a bearing or about which a bearing rotates or angularly oscillates.

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(1) A wind shift further forward relative to the boats direction or heading. (2) A bar or angle under a deck the same size as deck beams. It is used around stair openings in deck, small hatch openings, or at dead end of longitudinals.

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On square-rigged ships, the blocks attached to those yards on which studdingsails were set.

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WPA

Abbreviation for "With Particular Average."

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A container fitted with a means of forced air ventilation.

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Sailing with the tiller over to leeward by force of the wind

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The ring bolted to the upper end of the shank of an anchor and to which the bending shackle secures.

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A weight attached to a line used to determine depth by lowering it into the water.

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A line used to tighten the leech of a sail, helping to create proper sail shape.

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FEA

Finite Element Analysis.

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A floating island of ice. Only one-ninth of the total mass of an iceberg is visible above water level.

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A party named in an instrument as the beneficiary of the funds. Under letters of credit, the payee is either the drawer of the draft or a bank.

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