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Sailing Terms

A through Z

Sailing Terms (Z)

zenith
The point of the celestial sphere which is directly overhead.

zephyr
A gentle breeze. The west wind.

zulu
Used to indicated times measured in Coordinated Universal Time, a successor to Greenwich Mean Time. A time standard that is not affected by time zones or seasons.

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