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Short-wave trough aloft- an "S" curve in dry warm air moving undulations- a regular rising and falling crest- the top foamy part of a wave low-weather low, the air pressure drops occluded front-a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft shoals-a shallow place in water, or a school of fish muggin' 'em- Doing well and cathing many fish Grand Banks-the good fishing ground with terrible storms longliner- long line swordfishing boat, set out 40 miles of line EPIRB- Emergancy Position Indicating Radio Beacon Hannah Boden- Linda Greenlaw's boat outrigger- bar that helps to secure the masts knot- measure of speed used on boats hull- the frame or body of a ship bluefin- type of fish that swordfish sometimes feed on mako- type of shark that feed on the bait, and eat similar food as swordfish ostracizing- banish, or exclude monofilament line- forty miles of this line is used for fishing line galley- kitchen on a boat submerged- completely under water catastrophe- major accident, or distaster, or mess acceleration- chang in speed, usually an increase broadside-The side of a ship above the water line, side facing the wave instead of the bow downflooding- water gets in to the hold and sinks your ship bow- the front of the boat frontside of the moon- the quarters before the full moon, means more small male fish caught GPS-global positioning system, to tell you were you are in a endless sea of darkness fundamentally-essential or necessary pandemonium-state of extreme confusion and disorder visibility- the greatest distance you can see during wearther without electronic assistance plankton- microscopic organisms that fish feed on squall line- aline of thunderstorms preceding a cold front |
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