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4441 | river mouth | The exit or point of discharge of a river into the sea, a lake, or another river. |
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4442 | river roadstead | A ROADSTEAD which lies in a river. |
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4443 | rivulet | A small RIVER. |
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4444 | road(s) | See ROADSTEAD. |
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4445 | roadstead | An area near the SHORE, where vessels can anchor in safety; usually a shallow INDENTATION in the COAST. Also called road or roads. See OPEN ... more |
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4446 | roaring forties | An expression often used to denote that belt in the OCEANS, between 40° and 50° south LATITUDE, where strong westerly WINDS prevail. |
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4447 | Roberts radio current meter | An electro-mechanical CURRENT METER which measures current speed and direction. This METER can be suspended below an anchored BUOY or ship w... more |
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4448 | rock | Any formation of natural origin that constitutes an integral part of the LITHOSPHERE. The natural occurring material that forms the firm, ... more |
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4449 | rock awash | A ROCK awash at CHART DATUM. |
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4450 | rock borer | A member of any of several families of bivalves that live in cavities they bore in soft ROCK, concrete and other material. |
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4451 | rocket | In hydrography or navigation, a pyrotechnic projectile used for signalling, or for life-saving purposes. |
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4452 | rocket sounding | Determination of one or more upper-air meteorological elements by means of rocket-borne instruments. |
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4453 | rocket station | A LIFE SAVING STATION equipped with line-carrying rocket apparatus. |
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4454 | rock flour | Finely ground rock particles, chiefly silt size, resulting from glacial ABRASION. A component of marine DEPOSITS off glacial stream mouths. |
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4455 | rockweed | One of a group of marine plants, principally of an order (Fucales) of the brown ALGAE, mostly multibranched and leathery, which grow attac... more |
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4456 | rock which covers and uncovers | A ROCK of small area (PINNACLE) that COVERS AND UNCOVERS at various states of the TIDE. |
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4457 | rocky area | An area with a rocky BOTTOM. |
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4458 | rod | A unit of length equal to 5.5 YARDS or 16.5 FEET. Also called PERCH or POLE. A STADIA or LEVELLING ROD. See also SOUNDING POLE. |
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4459 | rod: levelling | See LEVELLING ROD. |
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4460 | rod: range | See RANGE ROD. |