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5881 | visual display unit (VDU) | See DISPLAY. |
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5882 | visual line of position | A LINE OF POSITION determined by visual OBSERVATION of a LANDMARK, AID TO NAVIGATION, etc. |
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5883 | voe | An INLET, BAY, or CREEK. |
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5884 | volcanic ash | Uncemented pyroclastic material consisting of fragments mostly under 4 millimetres in diameter. Coarse ash is 1/4 to 4 millimetres in grai... more |
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5885 | volt | The unit of potential difference or electromotive force in the SI SYSTEM. |
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5886 | vulgar (or common) establishment | See ESTABLISHMENT. |
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5887 | wadi | A watercourse that is permanently dry or dry except for the rainy season. |
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5888 | wake | The path of disturbed water or air behind a craft in motion. |
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5889 | waning moon | See PHASES OF THE MOON. |
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5890 | want of correspondence | See PARALLAX: Y-. |
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5891 | warm front | Any non-occluded FRONT which moves in such a way that warmer air replaces colder air. |
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5892 | warm pool | A body of warm water entirely surrounded by cold water. |
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5893 | warning: gale | Meteorological message intended to warn those concerned of the occurrence or expected occurrence of a WIND of Beaufort force 8 or 9 over a s... more |
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5894 | warning: hurricane | Meteorological message intended to warn those concerned of the occurrence or expected occurrence of a WIND of BEAUFORT force 12 over a spec... more |
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5895 | warning: navigation | See NAVIGATIONAL WARNING. |
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5896 | warning: storm | Meteorological message intended to warn those concerned of the occurrence or expected occurrence of a WIND of BEAUFORT force 10 or 11 over a... more |
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5897 | warping buoy | A BUOY so located that lines to it can be used for the movement of ships. |
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5898 | wash | The visible or audible motion of agitated water; especially that caused by the passage of a vessel. |
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5899 | washovers | Small DELTAS formed on the lagoon side of a BAR separating the LAGOON from the OPEN SEA. STORM WAVES breaking over the BAR deposit SEDIMENT ... more |
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5900 | watch | A small TIMEPIECE of a size convenient to be carried on the person. |