eddy - Water or currents of air apparently moving in circles. This can indicate underwater obstacles.
edge away - To gradually keep a vessel more off a wind after sailing close hauled.
eddy
Water or air currents flowing in circular patterns.
el Niño ...
Eddy Circular motion of the water unconnected with general water movement.
Ensign The flag, usually carried at the stern, that denotes a vessel's nationality.
Eddy:
A small local current usually caused by tidal streams as they ebb and flow around or against obstructions.
Eel:
If somebody "felt the end of a salt eel" it meant he was flogged. At one time, eel skins were used for whips at sea ...
eddy
elapsed time
The time it takes for a boat to complete a passage or race. See first, handicap, rating rule.
Eddy Currents or Tidal Eddies - Counter current to main body of water flow along shoreline this happens on the inside portion of turning water ...
EBB- Reflux of tide.
EDDY- Water currents moving in circular patterns.
Downstream current; Compare to tide and flood eddy A current of water, especially one moving in a circular pattern, ...
2se components of resistance, that due to eddy making is usually small; eddying is caused by blunt beginnings or endings, particularly the latter, in the water-lines and underwater fittings.
 See also: Line, Current, Boat, Lines, Point
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