Speed or velocity of current (2) The leeway, or movement of the boat, when not under power, or when being pushed sideways while under power

The alternate rise and fall of the bow of a vessel proceeding through waves.

Rum diluted with water. In the 1700s the daily ration of rum in the British Navy was diluted with water with the idea of reducing drunkenness. The term groggy was derived from the effects of drinking too much grog.

Legislation authorizing a U.S. biomass and alcohol fuel program, and that authorized loan guarantees and price guarantees and purchase agreements for alcohol fuel production.

A valve operated by a thermostat that can be installed in solar water heating systems to mix cold water with water from the collector loop to maintain a safe water temperature.

A four-sided option spread that involves a long call and a short put at one strike price as well as.

(ECU)A weighted average of European Community currencies with weighting tending to be proportional to a.

A former state benefit payable after the expiry of state sickness benefit if a person was still.

When the two blocks of a tackle have been drawn as close together as possible.

This is an inter-bank communication system and stands for Society For Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications. It runs in much the same way as telex, except every message is sent in a standard way. This allows the banks' computers to read the mes ...

A metal whose luster has been reduced because of a surface film, usually a corrosion product layer.

The liquor resulting from dissolving molten melt irom the kraft recovery furnace in water. See also kraft process and smelt.

A device, similar to a phytometer, for measuring transpiration. It consists of a small vessel containing water and sealed so that the only escape of moisture is by transpiration from a leaf, twig, or small plant with its cut end inserted in the water.

A navigational instrument used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies

Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun. The highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands, oversees deck crew, maintenance and upkeep of the ship except for the engine room an ...

A laborer who works at loading and discharging cargo.

Cubic feet per minute (cfm) of air required at the inlet to the distribution system.

The value of funds returnable to the insured from the insurer upon the surrender of a cash value.

Said of the anchor chain when moored and the chain does not lead clear of another chain.

An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape. Also called a plow anchor.