Beaufort scale- A table of wind velocity.
Before the wind- Sailing with the wind coming from behind.
Bell bouy- A buoy with a bell that sounds when the buoy is moved by the waves.
Beaufort Scale:
A number system used to describe wind forces and sea conditions from 0 for a flat calm to 12 for a hurricane ...
Beaufort scale
A scale of wind force, based on behaviour of the sea under varying degrees of wind speed.
Bore ...
Beaufort Scale
Pronounced "bofort scale". A system for estimating wind speed and describing sea conditions, developed in the late eighteenth century by Sir Francis Beaufort, a British admiral.
LINK TO BEAUFORT SCALE TABLE Berth (1) a place for a person to sleep. (2) a place where the ship can be secured. (3) a safe and cautious distance, such as "We gave the shark a wide berth.
Beaufort Scale - The scale describing wind force devised by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort in 1808, in which winds are graded by the effect of their force (originally, the amount of sail that a fully-rigged frigate could carry).
To keep clear of another boat bear up To steer closer to the direction of the wind, shore, or object beat To sail toward a direction from which the wind blows by making a series of tacks while sailing close-hauled Beaufort Scale A table ...
Beaufort Scale: A table that ranks wind strengths and describes accompanying features
Belay: Securing a line in a cleat fitting; order to ignore the previous order
Below: Underneath the deck of a boat ...
The Farmer's Almanac contains the Beaufort Scale.
Which makes it somewhat surprising that Beaufort's obituary neglected to mention it even once.
Beaufort Scale: is a system for estimating wind strengths.
Block: A pulley used to gain mechanical advantage,
Block and tackle: A combination of one or more blocks and the associated tackle necessary to give a mechanical advantage.
 See also: Scale, Light, Wind, Sea, Point
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