An atmosphere in an area of heavy industry with soot, fly ash, and sulfur compounds as the principal constituents.

The current flowing to or from a unit area of an electrode surface, generally expressed as amps per sq ft or milliamperes per sq ft (also milliamps per sq cm, etc).

A change in any part of the corrosion system caused by corrosion.

That part of a ship's bow where the hawse holes and hawse pipes are situated.

The original name for the left side of the vessel when facing forward. The name was changed to Port to avoid any confusion with starboard, the right side of the vessel when facing forward.

A boat is double banked, when two oars, one opposite the other, are pulled by men seated on the same thwart.

To watch a vessel at anchor at the turn of tides, and cast her by the helm, and some sail if necessary, so as to keep turns out of her cables.

Receiver(s)

A common type of terrestrial scintillation; shimmering over a hot surface (such as a roadway) on a quiet, cloudless. summer day.

Offshore Petroleum Discharge System.

Smooth Water Services.

The physically connected generation, transmission, and distribution facilities and components operated as a unit.

The potential of a corroding surface in an electrolyte, relative to a reference electrode. Also called rest potential, open circuit potential, or freely corroding potential.

An order to buy shares up to a maximum price or sell down to a minimum price.

A radiosonde which transmits the indication of the meteorological sensing elements in the form of a code consisting of combinations of dots and dashes.

A small balloon used to determine the height of the cloud base. The height can be computed from the ascent velocity of the balloon and the time required for its disappearance into the cloud.

Abbreviation for Instrument Flight Rules, but commonly used to refer to the weather and/or flight conditions to which these rules apply, i.e. low visibility.

A thin sheet of material (metal) of a heat exchanger that conducts heat to a fluid.

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A barge equipped with tracks on which up to about 12 railroad cars are moved in harbors or inland waterways.