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Bed Posts: The 7-10 split.

Fence Posts: The 7-10 split. Same as bed posts.

Graded Bedding: A rock layer that has a progressive change in particle size from top to bottom. Most common is a sequence with coarse grains at the bottom and fining upwards, which is typically caused by a . . . View Full Definition

Lower (Bed): In a cruise stateroom, the bed(s) on the floor as opposed to the higher bunks (uppers), if any. On many ships, two lowers can be arranged to make a king or queen bed but not always. Be sure to ask.

Murphy Bed: A bed that folds or swings into a closet or cabinet when not in use. Where offered in cruise accommodations, a murphy bed is typically used for the third or fourth occupants of the stateroom.

Goalposts: The metal bars that frame the area to which the net is attached which rests on the center of the goal line and between which a puck must pass to score a goal.

Goal Posts: The 7-10 split. Same as bedposts.

Forset Bed: One of the inclined beds found in crossbedding: also an inclined bed deposited on the outer front of a delta.

Forset Beds: The distinctly dipping sediment layers deposited on the front of a prograding delta or on the lee side of a sand dune.

Nailbed: The tissue under the nail: pinching the nail and observing the blood return to the nailbed is a good test of circulation at that location