Morse code
A code that uses dots and dashes to communicate by radio or signal lights.
Motor
1) An engine. 2) The act of using an engine to move a boat.
Morse Code - Named after its inventor (Samuel Morse), it is a communication code using dots and dashes, or long and short pulses called dits and dahs respectively, to represent letters, numbers, and punctuation.
Morse Code - Mo(A): The characteristics of the light is the Morse Code for the letter "A" (quick flash and a long flash)
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Morse Code - A language of "dots" and "dashes" used to send messages, either sound using radio waves, or light using a searchlight or Aldis lamp.
Motor - (1) An engine. (2) The act of using an engine to move a boat.
(S.O.S.) in the Morse Code;
A signal sent by radiotelephony consisting of the spoken word "MAYDAY";
The International Code Signal of distress indicated by the flags "N" and "C"; ...
Radiotelegraph - Used to communicate by means of Morse code facsimile, or narrow-band direct-printing, any technique for coding and decoding printed text over radio.
Any method of passing messages, such as visual or electronic morse code, code flag pennants and semaphore.
coil
To lay a line down in circular turns.
Mayday - An international distress call, from French, m'aidez (help me); SOS or ...---... in Morse code.
Midships - The center of the boat.
Moored - Anchored or made fast to a pier or wharf.
International Code of Signals - A set of radio, sound, and visual signals designed to aid in communications between vessels without language problems. It can be used with Morse Code, with signal pennants, and by spoken code letters.
For example, if you were on a coral reef and knew other vessels were headed your way, you might want to send the Morse code for "U" -- two short plus one prolonged blast -- to signal "You are running into danger." ...
Distress and Safety System is based upon a combination of satellite and terrestrial radio services, changing international distress communications from being primarily ship-to-ship based to ship-to-shore based. It has spelled the end of Morse code ...
A system of signaling in Morse Code where light flashes of appropriate duration represent dots and dashes flood The incoming tidal current running toward the shore or upstream in a river; ...
 See also: Code, Boat, Point, Line, Lines
  
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