A building element that shades windows, walls, and doors from direct solar radiation and protects these elements from precipitation.

Sailor's term for soot or ashes which sometimes fell into food while it was being cooked.

An economy whose growth is believed to be neither too 'hot' (i.e. too fast) or too 'cold' (too slow).

A stock option, which specifies a set number of shares at a specified option price extending over a.

Slang for the leg irons which were used to secure men under punishment.

Get gear in condition for use; to separate the blocks of a tackle to lengthen the fall (ready for use again).

Occurs when the vapor is at the dew point or saturation temperature corresponding to its partial pressure. A gas in never saturated with a vapor. However, the space occupied jointly by the gas and vapor may be saturated.

A seaman's sewing outfit for heavy work.

Publications that describe features of particular sailing areas, such as hazards, anchorages, etc.

A hand held pneumatic chipping tool which the blows are transmitted through a group of floating needles or metal rods.

The components which form a company's capital :ordinary shares, preference shares, debentures and.

An evaluation of upper air temperature, pressure, and humidity from radio signals received from a balloon- borne radiosonde.

The bottom of the mast, with a shape designed to fit into the mast step.

A ship designed to carry either ore or oil in bulk.

A device which surrounds a rain gauge and acts to maintain horizontal flow in the vicinity of the funnel so that the catch will not be influenced by eddies generated near the gauge. See Alter shield, Nipher shield, Wild fence.

A container fitted with a solid removable roof, or with a tarpaulin roof so the container can be loaded or unloaded from the top.

A vessel specifically constructed for, or used in conjunction with, operations associated with the laying of submarine pipelines.

A plastic payment card which normally allows the holder higher spending limits over the standard.

The number of futures or options contracts required to hedge/counteract the exposure in the.

A mooring buoy or spar. A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.