Equipment used for serving meals.

On square-rigged ships, the lines which are lead from the masthead to the ends of the yards to support them.

An increase in the central pressure of a pressure system; opposite of a deepening. More commonly applied to a low rather than a high.

Tax allowances are concessions by the Inland Revenue which can be used to reduce a person's.

A standard unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts, or to the energy consumption at a rate of 1000 Joules per second.

The heat absorbed or released when a substance undergoes a change in temperature.

A model for generating expected equity returns. It is based on the premise that returns are the.

A ported or closed cover for the end of a filter element.

A general term used to imply that a part in service (1) has become completely inoperable, (2) is still operable but is incapable of satisfactorily performing its intended function, or (3) has deteriorated seriously, to the point that it has become unrelia ...

Marine Cranking Amps: MCA The amount of amps a battery can deliver at 32°F.

The total diffuse and direct insolation on a horizontal surface, averaged over a specified period of time.

A mortgage which guarantees the interest rate charged will remain sandwiched between two specified.

To heave in until the vessel is riding nearly over her anchor.

Ventilation that is created by the differences in the distribution of air pressures around a building. Air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure with gravity and wind pressure affecting the airflow. The placement and control of doors ...

A unit of electrical measurement equal to the product of a volt and an ampere.

Maintaining position over the ground when underway in a river or tidal stream.

When the water has large or breaking waves in stormy conditions.

(ADR)American depositary receipts are a convenient way for Americans to own shares in foreign.

A boat that has rolled so that she is lying on her side or even rolled completely over (can be caused by a sudden gust or squall). A boat with appropriate ballast should right herself after being knocked down.

A legal agreement to make or take delivery of a specified instrument (for example, a commodity such.