Alternatively letting the sails draw, then spilling wind so as to keep a vessel more or less in one place until space is available, marking time.

A special type of radar target, usually a comer reflector, tied beneath a free balloon and designed to be an efficient reflector of radio energy.

Not a linear function of the relevant variables.

A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution; The negative logarithm of the hydrogen-ion activity; it denotes the degree of acidity or basicity of a solution. At 25

The concept of capturing and converting the energy available in the motion of ocean waves to energy.

The lowest possible bid price of units in a unit trust under FSA regulations which is usually lower.

National Labor Relations Board

An inspection cover or port in an air receiver tank.

In the US, the amount (normally fixed) which a policyholder is obliged to pay prior to an.

A pin placed through the head of a rudder to prevent it from being lost.

Abbreviation for "Origin Rail Freight Station." Same as CFS at origin except an ORFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment.

An act of Congress (1903) prohibiting rebates, concession, misbilling, etc. and providing specific penalties for such violations.

(FDIC) In the US, the federal agency that acts as guarantor for funds deposited in member.

The stay that the jib is hoisted on. Usually the headstay.

Energy supplied during periods of relatively high system demands as specified by the supplier.

Corrosion which is increased because of the abrasive action of a moving stream; the presence of suspended particles greatly accelerates abrasive action.See erosion-corrosion.

Failure to make payment on a loan obligation on the due.

Is the ratio of the polytropic compression energy transferred to the gas to the actual energy transferred to the gas.

A measure of the amount of light incident on a surface; measured in foot-candles or Lux.

A wind coming from the east.