To reeve and secure a stopper (hold a strain on a line while transferring it).

The legal liability of two or more people for claims against or debts incurred by them jointly. If.

In the simplest terms, the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of a security on the same.

A unit of pressure for a fluid, commonly used in water pumping and hydropower to express height a pump must lift water, or the distance water falls. Total head accounts for friction head losses, etc.

A stream of vapor, gas or liquid coming out fast from a narrow orifice.

Used for sending messages to outside companies. Messages are transmitted via Western Union, ITT and RCA. Being replaced by fax and internet.

Dynamic positioning

Turkey (Flag)

1.Starboard Forward.2.Sparring Fitted3.Stowage Factor

Stout line or cable fore and aft around the deck of the boat to keep crew from falling overboard.

(EPO)An initial public offering, or new issue of shares, in which the process of applying for shares.

A registered trademark name for houses built with tires, aluminum cans, and earth.

A device that captures the heat from the exhaust air from a building and transfers it to the supply/fresh fresh air entering the building to preheat the air and increase overall heating efficiency.

A small tapering flag, which can be used for identification or communication.

A liquid-in-glass or liquid-in-metal thermometer using mercury as the liquid.

A pension plan in which benefits are dependent on contributions to and the growth of the pension.

Gallons per minute

The amount of heat introduced to a space from all heat producing sources, such as building occupants, lights, appliances, and from the environment, mainly solar energy.

A building design that uses structural elements of a building to heat and cool a building, without the use of mechanical equipment, which requires careful consideration of the local climate and solar energy resource, building orientation, and landscape fe ...

Particles of foreign material in a metallic matrix. The particles are usually compounds (such as oxides, sulfides, or silicates), but may be of any substance that is foreign to (and essentially insoluble in) the matrix.