To make secure

A line drawn to indicate both the direction and magnitude of a force, such as leeway or a current.

A diagram that indicates the average percentage of time that the wind blows from different directions, on a monthly or annual basis.

Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System. National Weather Service flood warning program.

The maximum cyclic stress value that a metal can with stand for a specified number of cycles or length of time in a given corrosive environment. See corrosion fatigue strength

Board, bearing instructions, that comes to a wrecked ship with a life-saving rocket line.

The adjustment of the standing rigging, the sails and the hull to balance the boat for optimum performance.

Said of cable when it extends vertically and taut from anchor to hawsepipe.

The part of the rotating element of a dynamic compressor that imparts energy to the flowing medium by means of centrifugal force. It consists of a number of blades mounted so as to rotate with the shaft.

A situation where the exercise price of a call/put option approximates to the current market price.

The most common use of the term 'gearing' is to describe the level of a company's debt compared.

The sequence of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers..

(FNMA)In the US, a government-backed corporation which purchases mortgages from lenders and resells them.

"NiCd" refers to a battery that contains nickel cadmium as its chemical base; other abbreviations include "NiCad" and "Nicad." It is the first type of portable rechargeable battery produced and is still widely in use in power tools and cameras. ...

An experimental technique where by an electrode is maintained at a constant current in an electrolyte.

The storage of heat energy during utility off-peak times at night, for use during the next day without incurring daytime peak electric rates.

In general, a person employed in a sea-going vessel. In some cases, applied to a seaman who works on deck.

Coasting Service and Home Trade limit Service.

A heating system where heat is supplied (radiated) into a room by means of heated surfaces, such as electric resistance elements, hot water (hydronic) radiators, etc.

Tan work shoes issued to U.S. Maritime Service trainees