Historic name for a sailor.
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GULDER
Local name given to double low water occurring on the south coast of England
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BULB
The name given to the temperature-sensing device located in the fluid for which control or indication is provided. The bulb may be liquidfilled, gas filled, or gas-and-liquid filled. Changes in temperature produce pressure changes within the bulb which are transmitted to the controller.
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FREON
Trade name for a family of synthetic chemical refrigerants.
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ESCUTCHEON
The part of ship's stern where name is displayed
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RIB TICKLER
A bargeman's name for the tiller.
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YARD NUMBER
Each shipyard typically numbers the ships that it has built in consecutive order. One use is to identify the ship before a name has been chosen.
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ALGA
A plant of simple structure which grows chiefly in water, such as the various forms of seaweed. It ranges in size from a microscopic plant, large numbers of which sometimes cause dis- coloration of water, to the giant kelp which may extend for more than 600 feet in length. The Red Sea owes its name to red algae, as doe
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ARMCO
The registered trade name for a high purity, low carbon iron, used for Flinders bars, quadrantal correctors, etc., to correct magnetic compass errors resulting from induced magnetism.
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NAME
The label of a numerical value, used particularly to refer to the N (north) or S (south) label of latitude and declination. When latitude and declination are both N or both S, they are said to be of same name, but if one is N and the other S, they are said to be of contrary name.
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BRUBU
A name for a squall in the East Indies
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