In the US, an annuity which guarantees payments to an annuitant which are fixed for life or a.

The market of securities trading without the participation of brokers, thus obviating commission.

A contract for transportation between a shipper and a carrier. It also evidences receipt of the cargo by the carrier. A bill of lading shows ownership of the cargo and, if made negotiable, can be bought, sold or traded while the goods are in-transit.

Said of a distant ship when her hull is below horizon and her masts and upper works are visible.

Energy derived from resources that are regenerative or for all practical purposes can not be depleted. Types of renewable energy resources include moving water (hydro, tidal and wave power), thermal gradients in ocean water, biomass, geothermal energy, so ...

The addition of a per unit tax

Bank for International Settlements The central bankers' bank, based in Basle,.

The horsepower required to compress adiabatically the air or gas delivered by the compressor through the specified range of pressures.

An aggregate of iron or alloy carbides of essentially spherical shape dispersed throughout a matrix of ferrite.

Preventive Machinery Maintenance system.

An attachment point for another object.

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a transaction was reported using the block.

(GNMA)In the US, a government-owned corporation which guarantees payment of interest and principal of.

Perforation of material in outer space resulting from meteor strikes.

Electro-mechanical steering device; an instrument designed to control automatically a vessel's steering gear so that she follows a pre-determined track through the water.

On older sailing ships, a heavy piece of curved timber projecting from the bow for the purpose of holding anchors in position for letting go or for securing them after weighing.

A brace, usually triangular, for reinforcing a corner or angle in the framework of a structure.

An expression used to describe the market in the underlying instrument (for example, shares,.

A traditional maritime saying to indicate that it is time for a morning drink, it was generally assumed that in northern latitudes the sun would show above the foreyard of a ship by 11.00 which was approximately the time in many ships of the forenoon "sta ...

The actual lifting force of an inflated balloon, usually expressed in grams.