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A mutual association formed by people with a common affiliation such as employees, a union or a.

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Horizontally mounted block used to re-direct a line on deck.

Category:Sea Words

A cylinder installed in a body of water or an evaporation pan to hold a sensor, such as a float to measure water level or a hook gage. The stillwell is constructed so that there is free movement of water in and out of it, and it therefore provides a repre ...

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The part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed.

Category:Sea Words

The amount of atmospheric dust which a filter will capture.

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Type of wrench used to tighten or loosen fire hose fittings.

Category:Sea Words

Percentage of time a compressor unit can operate at full load over a thirty minute period.

Category:Sea Words

A column of gas at standard conditions of temperature and pressure (32 degrees Fahrenheit and one atmosphere).

Category:Energy Terms

A sailing vessel dead in the water due to lack of wind (not moving).

Category:Sea Words

States that the volume of a gas, at constant temperature, varies inversely with the pressure.

Category:Sea Words

A specimen that is notched and subjected to alternating stresses until a crack has developed at the root of the notch.

An air conditioning system that has two ducts, one is heated and the other is cooled, so that air of the correct temperature is provided by mixing varying amounts of air from each duct.

Category:Energy Terms

Metal, usually galvanized sheet metal, used to provide protection against infiltration of precipitation into a roof or exterior wall; usually placed around roof penetrations such as chimneys.

Category:Energy Terms

A document issued by the carrier based on the bill of lading and other information; used to account for a shipment operationally, statistically, and financially. An Invoice.

Category:Sea Words

A plastic payment card which allows the owner to obtain goods and services without the.

Category:Financial Terms

Above the main deck.

Category:Sea Words

GVW

Abbreviation for "Gross Vehicle Weight." The combined total weight of a vehicle and its container, inclusive of prime mover.

Category:Sea Words

(IPT)A tax imposed on certain insurance premiums where the risk is located in the.

Category:Financial Terms

The temperature that a system is designed to maintain (inside) or operate against (outside) under the most extreme conditions.

Category:Energy Terms

In reference to solar photovoltaic devices, the growth of one crystal on the surface of another crystal. The growth of the deposited crystal is oriented by the lattice structure of the original crystal.

Category:Energy Terms