LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.

TM 55-1915-200-10

1-5. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.

Air Conditioner

Automatic Trip

BKR

Breaker

DIST

Distribution

DITA

Direct Injection Turbo Aftercooled

kVA

Kilovolt Ampere

Kilowatt

LSV

Logistics Support Vessel

Phase

Shore Power

1-6. GLOSSARY.

ABEAM

Directional term meaning at a right angle to the

centerline or keel of a vessel.

AFT or AFTER

At, near, or toward the stern.

AGROUND

Resting on the bottom (refers only to floating craft).

ALOFT

Above the upper deck, as up in the rigging.

AMIDSHIPS

Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway

between bow and stern; often contracted to "midships."

ANCHOR

Iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a

vessel at her berth by the chain or line attached.

ASTERN

Behind the vessel; in the direction of the stern.

ATHWARTSHIPS

At right angles to the fore-and-aft line of a vessel;

across the vessel in a direction at right angles to the

keel.

AWEIGH

The position of the anchor when it is raised clear of the

ground.

BALLAST

Any solid or liquid weight placed in a ship to increase

the draft, to change the trim, or to regulate the stability.

BEAM

The measure from side to side of a ship at the widest

point.

BERTH

The place where the vessel lies.

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