Cargo which has been booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded before the vessel sails. See also "Windy Booking."

A rope spliced into the end of a block and used for making it fast to rigging or spars. Such a block is called a tail-block.

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. A standard code used to represent data using 8 bits per character.

To windward, in the direction of the eye of the wind; toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind is coming

The wind speed and direction at various levels in the atmosphere above the level reached by surface weather observations.

A federal agency established in 1933 to develop the Tennessee river valley region of the southeastern U.S., and which is now nation's largest power producer.

The lowest temperature that can be obtained on a wet-bulb thermometer in any given sample of air. Obtained by evaporation of water (or ice) from the muslin wick. Used in computing dew point and relative humidity.

The stage on a fixed river gauge at which it is necessary to begin issuing warnings or river forecasts if adequate precautionary measures are to be taken before flood stage is reached.

Hydrographic Office, observed height

An aneroid barometer arranged so that the deflection of the aneroid capsule actuates a pen which graphs a record on a rotating drum. Sometimes called aneroidograph.

To let out a line or sail slowly; to slacken or relieve tension on a line; to take pressure off.

High-Pressure

In the US, the document which the founders of a corporation submit to the relevant state for.

Corrosion that occurs under some coatings in the form of randomly distributed threadlike filaments.

In the US, this is a certificate of deposit with a denomination of $100,000 and above. They are.

CFM flowing through the compressor inlet filter or inlet valve under rated conditions

A form of deterioration that is distributed more or less uniformly over a surface; See uniform corrosion.

A device that tracks the movement of the sun; used to orient solar concentrating systems.

When all the sails are shaking.

(1) An organic compound in which atoms form more than one coordinate bond with metals in solution. (2) A substance used in metal finishing to control or eliminate certain metallic ions present in undesirable quantities.