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5141 | stripes (of colour) | Areas of contrasting colour separated from one another by straight lines, and used as distinguishing characteristic for navigation marks. ... more |
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5142 | strong gale | Wind with a speed between 41 and 47 KNOTS (Beaufort scale wind force 9). |
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5143 | structure | The term "structure" shall include, without limitation, any pier, wharf, dolphin, weir, boom, breakwater, bulkhead, revetment, riprap, jetty... more |
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5144 | stylus | A pointer that is operated by placing it in a display space or a tablet. |
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5145 | subastral point | See SUBSTELLAR POINT. |
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5146 | sub-bottom profiler | A form of active, low frequency sonar in which acoustic beams penetrate the BOTTOM. A recorder produces a chart which represents a cross s... more |
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5147 | sub-celestial point | See SUB-POINT. |
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5148 | sublunar point | The GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION of the MOON. That point on the surface of the EARTH at which the MOON is in the ZENITH at a specified TIME. See ... more |
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5149 | submarine bell | A bell whose SIGNAL is transmitted through water. |
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5150 | submarine cable | An assembly of wires or fibres, or a wire rope or chain, which has been laid underwater or buried beneath the SEAFLOOR. |
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5151 | submarine canyon | See CANYON. |
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5152 | submarine geology | See GEOLOGY. |
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5153 | submarine navigation | See NAVIGATION. |
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5154 | submarine oscillator | See OSCILLATOR. |
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5155 | submarine peninsula | See PENINSULA. |
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5156 | submarine pipeline | See PIPELINE. |
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5157 | submarine relief | See RELIEF. |
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5158 | submarine ridge | An elongated elevation of the SEAFLOOR, with either irregular or relatively smooth topography and steep sides which constitutes a natural pr... more |
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5159 | submarine sentry | A form of underwater KITE towed at a predetermined constant DEPTH in search of ELEVATIONS of the BOTTOM. The KITE rises to the surface upon ... more |
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5160 | submarine sound channel | A water layer with minimum sound velocity and high concentration of sound energy in which sound waves are propagated without reflection from... more |