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Oil

This category refers to oil as petroleum, a liquid flammable that occurs in nature that has a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and other varying liquid organic compounds. Oil is found in geologic formations under the Earth's surface.

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Kingpost

Oil & gas; Oil

Vertical column which sustains the boom, when this is not near the mast.

Cruzeiro pole

Oil & gas; Oil

Small mast put at the nose, where the Cruzeiro flag, the emblem of Brazilian naval ships, is hoisted when the ship is anchored or docked.

Knuckle

Oil & gas; Oil

Any abrupt change in the direction of the external surface of the hull, in shell plating, in a bulkhead, in a frame or any other part in the ship's structure.

Lake ports

Oil & gas; Oil

Those which are situated at the bank of a lake or pond.

Leech

Oil & gas; Oil

Sides of a latin sail which are at the side of the stern (see foot and luff).

Leeside

Oil & gas; Oil

The point or side of the ship where the wind blows. Opposite side to the windward. Its acronym in portuguese is S V.

Safety screen

Oil & gas; Oil

A screen made of resistant material, buried along the ditch, between the duct and the land surface, with a written warning about the existence of a duct and the possibility of accidents.