Originally a term for English sea rovers that preyed on Spanish merchantmen in the West Indies. Name thought to be derived from their dried blood coloured red pantaloons boufe canires or meat eaters- it is now commonly used to describe any pirate.
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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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