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capsizing moment — Naval Archit. See upsetting moment … Useful english dictionary
upsetting moment — Naval Archit. the moment of an upsetting couple. Also called capsizing moment. * * * … Universalium
upsetting moment — Naval Archit. the moment of an upsetting couple. Also called capsizing moment … Useful english dictionary
ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… … Universalium
Keel — In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, the construction is dated from this… … Wikipedia
MS Estonia — One of Estonia s first days in Tallinn 1993. Career Name: 1980–1990: MS Viking Sally 1990–1991: MS Silj … Wikipedia
Metacentric height — Ship Stability diagram showing centre of gravity (G), centre of buoyancy (B), and metacentre (M) with ship upright and heeled over to one side. Note that for small angles, G and M are fixed, while B moves as the ship heels, and for big angles B… … Wikipedia
Sailing ballast — Ballast is used in sailboats to provide moment to resist the lateral forces on the sail. Insufficiently ballasted boats will tend to tip, or heel, excessively in high winds. Too much heel may result in the boat capsizing. When sailing vessels… … Wikipedia
Titanic (1997 film) — Titanic … Wikipedia
Pintel and Ragetti — Pirates of the Caribbean character type = Comic Relief name = Pintel and Ragetti caption = Mackenzie Crook and Lee Arenberg as the Comic Relief Supporting Characters appearing in gender = Male hair color = eye color = occupation = Pirates,… … Wikipedia
