A note, issued to a person or company indicating an amount.

See 'personal equity.

Small trading vessel also used for exploration. Three-masted, being square-rigged on the two forward masts, and having a lateen rigged mizzen mast. Christopher Colmbus' small squadron, the Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina, were all Caravels, as were Magellan' ...

Same as fogbow.

Hoisting the ensign at 8 a.m. and down at sunset.

Machines in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the flowing medium. (Raise the pressure of the air by converting the energy from the velocity of the air to pressure.)

Cargo containing shipments of two or more shippers or suppliers. Containerload shipments may be consolidated for one or more consignees.

Carefully (watch what you're doing).

Costs that vary directly with the level of activity within a short time. Examples include costs of moving cargo inland on trains or trucks, stevedoring in some ports, and short-term equipment leases. For business analysis, all costs are either defined as ...

The discomfort or interference with visual perception when viewing a bright object against a dark background.

Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (USCG).

A material applied to window panes that controls heat gain and loss, reduces glare, minimizes fabric fading, and provides privacy. These films are retrofitted on existing windows.

Solar radiation scattered by particles in the atmosphere.

The addition of dopants to a semiconductor.

Classifications of fires developed by the National Fire Protection Association.

A facility which allows a delay in buying an annuity if rates should be low when retirement age is.

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

A system capable of rotating about one axis.

In electroplating, a supplementary anode positioned so as to raise the current density on a certain area of the cathode and thus obtain better distribution of plating.

Reserve Capacity: RC The number of minutes it takes to discharge a battery to 10.5 volts by 25-amp discharge at 80°F.