Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Glossary
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LORAN - LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation) is a terrestrial radio-navigation system using ground-based transmitters.
Category: - Maritime - Acronym
Loss - A negative outcome
Category: - Risk
Low - An area of low atmospheric pressure that has a closed counter-clockwise circulation in the Northern Hemisphere. Also known as a cyclone.
Category: - Weather
LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or a carrier of LPG.
Category: - Maritime - Acronym
L/T - Long tons (2,240 lbs.).
Category: - Acronym
LW - Leeway (LW) relates to the movement of an object through the water due to the pushing force of the wind. Most marine craft have a portion of the hull and superstructure exposed above the water. The more exposed area the object has, the greater the wind forces on the object.
Category: - Maritime - Acronym
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