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Oil

This category refers to oil as petroleum, a liquid flammable that occurs in nature that has a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and other varying liquid organic compounds. Oil is found in geologic formations under the Earth's surface.

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aft

Oil & gas; Oil

Back side of the seacraft. The term is not used on tis own, but in a phrase: aft-end - at the rear end of the seacraft; aft wings, the rear; aft thruster - stern thruster, taking into account the ...

main sail

Oil & gas; Oil

The biggest sail in a boat. It hangs from the main mast.

re-docking

Oil & gas; Oil

Act or efect of accomplishing a new dockage of a craft, for any fact or reason, without having for this left the port administration area.

fore-topsoil

Oil & gas; Oil

Uppermast which grows from the lower mast of the foremast (the first from, from aft to fore) This designation also applies to the uppermast structural cables: backlashes, stay and the fore-topsoil ...

breakers

Oil & gas; Oil

The breaking of the waves, mainly when facing obstacles which are opposite them, which is very common at the coast and in shallow depth. The same as breaking wave.

set of sails

Oil & gas; Oil

The set of all sails in a ship. It is divided in two classes: round sails, those that cover from BB to EB (port side to starboard), perpendicular to the keel, and fore-and-aft sails, those hanging ...