Any person on board other than the master and members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship.

Very generally, any moving- stream of air. It has no particular technical connotation.

A transfer of an asset such as property or money etc from one person to another where no payment of.

The pressure exerted by the atmosphere as a consequence of gravitational attraction exerted upon the "column" of air lying directly above the point in question.

A contrary indicator moving in the opposite direction of the market and useful in spotting short.

A small balloon, loaded with ballast and inflated so that it will explode at a predetermined altitude, which is attached to a larger balloon.

(APR)Where interest on loans is expressed as other than a yearly rate, for example 1.5% per month, APR.

A type of electrical current, the direction of which is reversed at regular intervals or cycles; in the U.S. the standard is 120 reversals or 60 cycles per second; typically abbreviated as AC.

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Shifting the moving block of a tackle from one place of attachment to another place farther along to give more advantage.

A component on a compressed air line that provides wide are coverage with a thin sheet of air. Also amplifies compressed air flow, reduces noise. Used in blowing, cooling. Also known as air knife.

The small triangular space found at the intersection of lines of position on a chart when a ship's position is determined by taking three bearings.

Sails, such as the spinnaker, reacher and reaching staysail used when running or reaching

A thermometer whose sensitive element has been made to resemble a black body by covering it with lamp black. The thermometer is placed in an evacuated transparent chamber which is maintained at a constant temperature. The instrument responds to insolation ...

See aneroid capsule.

In folklore, a name for rain.

A small anemometer with flat vanes which indicates the number of linear feet or meters of air which have passed the instrument during its exposure.

A line used to hoist or lower a sail, flag or spar. The tightness of the halyard can affect sail shape.

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The relationship which the return on a stock has with the return on the market as a whole, often.