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Eng ID | Term | Definition |
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4961 | spit | A small point of land or narrow SHOAL projecting into a body of water from the SHORE. |
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4962 | splines | Flexible rulers or interpolation algorithm used to draw smooth curves between points when constructing e.g. hyperbolic lattices. |
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4963 | split fix | See FIX. |
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4964 | split line of sounding | A LINE OF SOUNDING run to fill a void when the maximum spacing of principal lines is exceeded. |
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4965 | spoil | MUD, SAND, SILT or other DEPOSIT obtained from the BOTTOM of a CHANNEL or HARBOUR by dredging. |
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4966 | spoil banks | Submerged accumulations of dumped material dredged from CHANNELS or HARBOURS. |
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4967 | spoil ground | A sea area where dredged material is deposited. See also DUMPING GROUND. |
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4968 | spoil ground buoy | A BUOY marking the limit of a SPOIL GROUND. |
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4969 | spot elevation | A point on a MAP or CHART whose ELEVATION is noted. It is usually indicated by a dot accompanied by a number indicating the vertical distan... more |
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4970 | spot height | See SPOT ELEVATION. |
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4971 | spout | Phenomenon consisting of an often violent WHIRLWIND, revealed by the presence of a cloud column or inverted cloud cone (funnel cloud), prot... more |
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4972 | spray | Ensemble of water droplets torn by the WIND from the surface of an extensive body of water, generally from the CRESTS of WAVES, and carried... more |
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4973 | spring | SPRING TIDE. A natural issue of water or other substances from the EARTH. One on the BOTTOM of the SEA is called a submarine spring. |
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4974 | spring high water | See MEAN HIGH WATER SPRINGS. |
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4975 | spring low water | See MEAN LOW WATER SPRINGS. |
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4976 | spring range | The mean semidiurnal RANGE OF TIDE when SPRING TIDES are occurring. The mean difference in HEIGHT between MEAN HIGH WATER SPRINGS and MEAN ... more |
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4977 | spring rise | See MEAN SPRING RISE. |
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4978 | spring tide(s) | See TIDE. |
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4979 | spur | A subordinate ELEVATION, RIDGE or RISE projecting outward from a larger feature. |
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4980 | squall | Atmospheric phenomenon characterized by a very large variation of wind speed: it begins suddenly, has a duration of the order of minutes, a... more |