barometric pressure - Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.
batten pockets - Pockets in a sail where battens can be placed to stiffen the sail.
Barometric Pressure:
Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.
Barque (Also Bark):
A sailing ship with three to five masts, all of them square:rigged except the after mast, which is fore:and:aft rigged.
A) Raising barometric pressure.
B) Cumulus clouds which do not change height.
C) Falling barometric pressure.
D) Cirrus clouds.
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Also called barometric pressure. The weight of the atmosphere, an average of 1013.2 millibars or 29.2 inches of mercury at sea level. Measuring the changes in atmospheric pressure can help predict weather.
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The old unit used to measure barometric pressure. Replaced by hectoPascal.
Moderate breeze
Beaufort force 4. Sustained wind speeds in the range of 11 to 16 knots. Small waves, becoming longer, fairly frequent white horses.
A location of higher barometric pressure than the surrounding area of a weather system.
high tide
The point of a tide when the water is the highest. The opposite of low tide.
 See also: Forward, Crew, Boat, Hull, Hurricane
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