An air conditioner consisting of one or more assemblies that move, clean, cool, and dehumidify air.

A long, underground metal or plastic pipe through which air is drawn. As air travels through the pipe it gives up some of its heat to the soil, and enters the house as cooler air.

To come alongside.

Wind that is deflected from it's normal course by the sails

The decrease of an atmospheric variable with height, the variable being temperature, unless otherwise specified.

The number of cycles of stress that can be sustained prior to failure under a stated test condition.

Nautical name for an anchor. Originally, was a stone used as an anchor.

A strategy in options trading in which an option is purchased at an exercise price above that of the.

The height of the cloud base above the local terrain.

The unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system of physical units, i.e. one gm cm per sec2, equal to 7.233 x 10-5 poundal.

The instruction a client gives a broker to obtain a quote from a market maker on the price for a.

Surface having a thin, tightly adhering, oxidized skin (from straw to blue in color), extending in from the edge of a coil or sheet.

To heat a gaseous mixture to the temperature at which combustion takes place.

A wooden bar which may be shipped in the capstan head for heaving around by hand (to heave up anchor or heavy objects by manpower).

A gauge that measures air flow as a percentage of capacity, used in rotary screw compressors as an estimator during modulation controls.

The degree to which all the forces on a boat are symmetrical so the vessel sails with just a slight weather helm.

Inter-Island Service in the Comoros.

A type of insulation, composed of small diameter pink, yellow, or white glass fibers, formed into blankets or batts, or used in loose-fill and blown-in applications.

The person who is in charge of a vessel and legally responsible for it and its occupants.

A definite portion of a stream channel, commonly taken between two gauging stations, but may be taken between any two specified points.