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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	6001	weather shore	SHORE that is to windward of a vessel. See LEE SHORE.
	6002	weather side	The side of a vessel toward which, or the side of a CHANNEL from which the WIND is blowing.
	6003	weather signal	See SIGNAL.
	6004	weather tide	See TIDE: WINDWARD.
	6005	weather vane	See VANE.
	6006	weber	The unit of magnetic flux in the SI SYSTEM.
	6007	wedge	In optics, a refracting prism of very small deviation such as those used in the EYEPIECE of some STEREOSCOPES. In METEOROLOGY, term synony... more In optics, a refracting prism of very small deviation such as those used in the EYEPIECE of some STEREOSCOPES. In METEOROLOGY, term synonymous with RIDGE, though usually applied to a fast-moving RIDGE between two DEPRESSIONS or TROUGHS.
	6008	weight	The force with which a body is attracted by GRAVITY. Any block or mass of material used for its heaviness. The relative value of an OBSERVAT... more The force with which a body is attracted by GRAVITY. Any block or mass of material used for its heaviness. The relative value of an OBSERVATION, source, or quantity when compared with other OBSERVATIONS, sources, or quantities of the same or related quantities. The value determined by the most reliable method is assigned the greatest weight.
	6009	weighted mean	A value obtained by multiplying each of a series of values by its assigned WEIGHT and dividing the sum of those products by the sum of the W... more A value obtained by multiplying each of a series of values by its assigned WEIGHT and dividing the sum of those products by the sum of the WEIGHTS.
	6010	weir	A DAM erected across a RIVER to raise the level of the water. A fence of stakes set in a RIVER or along the SHORE as a trap for fish. The wo... more A DAM erected across a RIVER to raise the level of the water. A fence of stakes set in a RIVER or along the SHORE as a trap for fish. The word is now restricted to smaller works, the larger are called DAMS.
	6011	well: appraisal	A borehole drilled to evaluate an oil field or gas field.
	6012	well: development	A borehole drilled, usually from a production platform, after an oil field or gas field has been judged capable of economic production.
	6013	well: deviated	A borehole drilled at an oblique angle to evaluate or remove oil or natural gas reserves not directly below the drilling structure.
	6014	well: offshore	A borehole that produces or is capable of producing oil or natural gas.
	6015	well: plugged	A borehole which has been sealed with a plug and permanently abandoned.
	6016	well: production	A borehole, producing oil or natural gas, which is covered by a seabed installation of valves and pipelines for the controlled removal of th... more A borehole, producing oil or natural gas, which is covered by a seabed installation of valves and pipelines for the controlled removal of the product. See also SUB-SEA COMPLETION.
	6017	well: suspended	A borehole that has been temporarily abandoned pending future development. An obstruction up to 5 metres high may remain on the sea-floor.
	6018	wellhead: offshore	See WELL: OFFSHORE.
	6019	wellhead: submerged	A submarine structure projecting some distance above the seabed and capping a temporarily abandoned or suspended oil or gas well.
	6020	westerlies	Zone, lying between the approximate LATITUDES 35° and 65° in each hemisphere, in which the air motion is mainly from west to east, especia... more Zone, lying between the approximate LATITUDES 35° and 65° in each hemisphere, in which the air motion is mainly from west to east, especially in the high TROPOSPHERE and low STRATOSPHERE. Near the EARTH's surface, the zone is particularly well marked in the southern hemisphere.
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