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The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ / ɪ tʃ / ITCH, or ICZ), [1] known by sailors as the doldrums [2] or the calms because of its monotonous windless weather, is the area where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge. It encircles Earth near the thermal equator though its specific position varies seasonally.
The doldrums, also called the "equatorial calms", are the calms and light baffling winds at the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Doldrums may also refer to: Music
AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...
The 'Ross latitudes' were named after the Englishman who described them first but could have been mistranslated, as Pferd and Ross are German synonyms for a horse. An incorrect translation could therefore have produced the term "horse latitudes". [citation needed]
a or à (Fr.) at, to, by, for, in à la (Fr.)in the style of... a battuta Return to normal tempo after a deviation. Not recommended in string parts, due to possible confusion with battuto (qv.); use a tempo, which means the same thing
“Winter is not a season, it’s a celebration.” — Anamika Mishra “Every winter has its spring.” — H. Tuttle “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: If we did not ...
The summer doldrums have set in across much of the United States, with heat advisories being issued Saturday from Texas to South Florida. In Miami, the temperature reached the low 90s Fahrenheit ...
In the doldrums; All hands to the pumps; Weathering a storm; A different tack; Swinging the lead is to avoid duty by feigning illness or injury, original a confusion between Swing the leg which related to the way dogs can run on three legs to gain sympathy and the sailor's term heaving the lead which was to take soundings. [2] Left high and dry