Easterly wind - one of the eight traditional traders winds of the Mediterranean Sea, notably in the west, and most impressive as a cloud generator over the Rock of Gibraltar.
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TO HAUL
To change the course of a sailing vessel to bring the wind farther forward, usually used with up, such as haul up.
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HEAD WIND
Wind from ahead of the vessel
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ARMATURE BAR
Copper bars used in place of wire windings, in large armatures, generators, or motors.
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HARMATTAN
The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called the DOCTOR, because of its supposed healthful properties.
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GUST
1. A sudden brief increase in the speed of the wind of more transient character than a squall, and followed by a lull or slackening of the wind. 2. The violet wind or squall that accompanies a thunder- storm.
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CHILL FACTOR
Calculated number based on temperature and wind velocity.
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ICE RIND
A brittle shiny crust of ice formed on a quiet surface by direct freezing or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity. Of thickness to about 5 centimeters, ice rind is easily broken by wind or swell, commonly breaking into rectangular pieces.
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HURRICANE
Wind of force 12 (64 knots and higher or 73 miles per hour and higher) on the Beaufort wind scale.
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GENERATOR
A machine that changes that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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STEAM RATE
The steam rate is the pounds of steam that must be supplied per kilowatt-hour of generator output at the steam turbine inlet.
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