A sailboat, with minimal rig and powerful motor, ideal as a live aboard.
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ALIVE
A term referring to a circuit in which a current is flowing. Also referred to as live.
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MESS
1. An eating place aboard ship.
2. A group of crew who live and eat together.
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AIR CHECK
A recording made of a live radio broadcast for filing purposes at the broadcasting facility.
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM
A system used in a closed area, especially a spacecraft or submarine, to permit life to be sustained; the system provides the occupants with a suitably controlled atmosphere to permit them to live and work in the area.
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FLOATING AXLE
A live axle used to turn the wheels of an automotive vehicle; the weight of the vehicle is borne by housings at the ends of a fixed axle.
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BRIG
Twin masted all square rig sailing vessel. A ships goal.
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BRIGANTINE
Twin masted sailing vessel, all square rig on the foremast and all fore and aft rigged on the aft mast.
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RIG
The type of sail arrangement. The act of attaching rigging. See Sail, types of rig.
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SLOOP RIG
one mast, two sails. The mainsail is aft of the mast and a jib forward of the mast, usually attached to the forestay. Spritsail rig - a sprit is a boom that extends upward from the mast foot to the topmost corner of a quadrangle sail. The rig extends the sail area set from a short mast.
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CHURN SHOT DRILL
A boring rig with both churn and shot drillings.
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