Refers to the direction in which a line goes.

Customs form permitting in bond cargo to be moved from one location to another under Customs control, within the same Customs district. Usually in motor carrier's possession while draying cargo.

Biofouling means the accumulation of aquatic organisms such as microorganisms, plants, and animals on surfaces and structures immersed in or exposed to the aquatic environment. Biofouling can include microfouling (microscopic organisms including bacteria ...

Alphabet used by the Navy when making sure that a letter is understood; i.e. "BRAVO OSCAR ALPHA TANGO spells BOAT"

Starboard Inboard

A double block where the two sheaves lie in a plane one below the other, rather than alongside each other.

The rate at which electricity is delivered to or by a system, part of a system, or piece of equipment expressed in kilowatts, kilovoltamperes, or other suitable unit, at a given instant or averaged over a specified period of time.

The total amount of electric energy loss in an electric system between the generation source and points of delivery.

The grilled opening into a room by which the amount of warm air from a furnace can be directed or controlled; may include a damper.

The binding of an adsorbate to the surface of a solid by forces whose energy levels approximate those of a chemical bond. Contrast with physisorption.

Life insurance in which the death benefit decreases over the term of the policy although the.

Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings.

International Union of Marine Insurance

Book in which is kept a reckoning of items of cargo received or discharged from a hatch or vessel.

The alignment of a building along a given axis to face a specific geographical direction. The alignment of a solar collector, in number of degrees east or west of true south.

A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies.

A fracture, usually of' polycrystalline metal, in which most of the grains have failed by cleavage, resulting in bright reflecting facets. It is associated with low-energy brittle fracture.

A process of removing soil, scale, or corrosion products from a metal surface by subjecting it as an electrode to an electric current in an electrolytic bath.

A deck exposed to the wind and sea.