Gross Tons

One of the large square openings in the deck of a ship through which freight is hoisted in or out, and access is had to the hold.

The gravity flow of water within soil.

Classifications of fires developed by the National Fire Protection Association.

Call or put options on an index such as the Standard and Poor's 500 Index or the FTSE 100.

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.

To break loose from a mooring, anchor or docking.

Navigation and Inspection Circular (US Coast Guard)

When the sheer curves down towards the bow and stern.

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

A temperature telemeter.

An estimate of the temperature of an incandescent body, determined by observing the wavelength at which it is emitting with peak intensity (its color) and using that wavelength in Wien's law.

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

(FCM)In the US, an individual or organisation accepting orders to buy or sell futures contracts or.

The transmission of data collected at a remote location over communications channels to a central station.

Condition of a sailing ship when all sails have been taken down in a severe storm, very often a hazardous undertaking if there is a high sea running.

Succession of long and unbroken waves that are not due to meteorological conditions in the vicinity. Generally due to wind or storms at a distance from the position.

A thin, tightly adhering oxide skin (only a few molecules thick) that forms when steel is tempered at a low temperature, or for a short time, in air or a mildly oxidizing atmosphere. The color, which ranges from straw to blue depending on the thickness of ...

A wind blowing in a direction perpendicular to the course of a moving object.

(AAII)An association based in Chicago whose purpose is to provide information and education regarding.