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Zephyr

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zephyr - A gentle breeze. The west wind.
zulu - Used to indicated times measured in Coordinated Universal Time, a successor to Greenwich Mean Time. A time standard that is not affected by time zones or seasons.

 


Zephyr: A gentle breeze. - The west wind.
Signal Flags
A (Alpha) - Diver below (when stationary); I am undergoing a speed trial
B (Bravo) - I am taking on or discharging explosives (Dangerous Cargo)
C (Charlie) - Yes (affirmative) ...

We put out from a dock at Perth-Amboy in the afternoon, with a cloudless sky and a soft, sweet summer zephyr blowing. There was one other of my sex aboard and he told me he perfectly understood the handling of a boat.

Zenith-The point of the celestial sphere which is directly overhead.
Zephyr-A gentle breeze. The west wind.
Zodiac-Trade name for inflatable boat.
Zula time --GMT- Greenwich Meridian Time, also known as Universal Time ...

ketch, but with a smaller aftermast (mizzen or jigger) stepped abaft the tiller or wheel; a yawl's mizzen is smaller than a ketch's, as well as being placed farther aft. zenith The part of the celestial sphere which is exactly overhead zephyr ...

See also: Wind, West, Boat, West wind, Sailing