دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: a knot used primarily in lifting heavy equipment with the catline, since it can be readily tied and untied regardless of the weight of the load on it.

n: kinking when lifting heavy object with cathead line.

n: a wind that is blowing at 28 to 55 knots. Gales are classified as moderate, fresh. strong, or whole.

n: a relatively narrow band of winds in the upper troposphere, with speeds as high as 300 knots and travelling from west to east.

n: a unit of speed equal to I nautical mile (1.852 kilometres or about I y, statute miles) per hour.

v: to join two parts of a rope or wireline by interweaving individual strands of the line together. Unlike a knot, a splice does not significantly increase the diameter of the line at the point where the parts are joined.

abbr: squeeze;used in drilling reports. squall n: in the United States, a wind of 16 knots or higher sustained for at least 2 minutes.

n: a tropical cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 65 knots or greater. See baguio, cordonazo, cyclone, hurricane, raina, typhoon, willy-willy.

n: a tropical cyclonic system with wind speeds from 28 to 34 knots.

n: a tropical cyclonic system with wind speeds of up to 27 knots.

n: a tropical cyclonic system with wind speeds from 35 to 64 knots.