A locker big enough to hang clothes.

The wind speed and direction in an undisturbed flow.

A scale with the ice point at zero degrees and the boiling point of water at 80 degrees, with pressure of one atmosphere.

River and Estoarial Water Service.

A mortgage which guarantees the interest rate charged will not rise above a certain level. But it.

The process of prior removal of the active corrosive constituents usually oxygen, from a corrosive liquid by controlled corrosion of expendable metal or by other chemical means, thereby making the liquid less corrosive.

Heating a ferrous alloy to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then cooling in air to a temperature substantially below the transformation range.

The merchant ships on the official registers of any nation.

On square-rigged ships, the blocks attached to those yards on which studdingsails were set.

A small crane that projects over the side of the boat to raise or lower objects (such as smaller boats) from or to the water.

Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.

Small staysail located between the foremast and mainmast.

A signboard attached to a daybeacon to convey navigational information presenting one of several standard shapes (square, triangle, rectangle) and colors (red, green, orange, yellow, or black). Daymarks usually have reflective material indicating the sha ...

Under the First Law of Thermodynamics, efficiency is the ratio of work or energy output to work or energy input, and cannot exceed 100 percent. Efficiency under the Second Law of Thermodynamics is determined by the ratio of the theoretical minimum energy ...

A glass membrane electrode used to measure pH or hydrogen-ion activity.

Abbreviation for "With Particular Average."

Specially designed for the transport of condensed (liquefied) gases. The most important gases are: ammonia, ethylene, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), which consists mainly of methane, and is cooled to a temperature of minus 163 degrees Celcius, and LPG (Liqu ...

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.

A transaction on a stock exchange by a broker or institution.

See 'personal equity.