Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (September 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is a device for measuring the physical geometrical characteristics of an object. This machine may be manually controlled by an operator or it may be computer controlled. Measurements are defined by a probe attached to the third moving axis of this machine.
Definition of STOWAWAY: the term used to describe a person who has hidden inside a plane or ship to get a free ride. The Law Dictionary Featuring Black's Law Dictionary Free Online Legal Dictionary 2nd Ed.
WAY-Movement of a vessel through the water such as headway, sternway or leeway. WINDWARD-Toward the direction from which the wind is coming. Y. YACHT-A pleasure vessel, a pleasure boat; in American usage the idea of size and luxury is conveyed, either sail or power.