A strong vertical post used to attach lines for towing or mooring.

Above the main deck.

The amount of conditioned air to be supplied by a cooling system; usually the maximum amount to be delivered based on a specified number of cooling degree days or design temperature.

Waste water from a household source other than a toilet. This water can be used for landscape irrigation depending upon the source of the greywater.

A bond with a single maturity date and no opportunities for early.

A rail car without a roof and walls.

A self-recording psychrometer.

Port where cargo is discharged from means of transport.

The erection or superstructure fitted about amidship on the upper deck of a ship. The officer's quarters, staterooms and accommodations are usually in the bridge house.

Any steel bar or column, fitted vertically, to support a deck, or any part of a ship's structure. Also called a stanchion.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

The highest wind speed at which a wind turbine stops producing power.

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.

An automatic valve that is opened or closed by an electromagnet.

Tassels of unraveled line, yarns, etc. which are lashed around chafe spots such as spreaders to prevent chafe on sails.

A type of inverter that produces square wave output.; consists of a DC source, four switches, and the load. The switches are power semiconductors that can carry a large current and withstand a high voltage rating. The switches are turned on and off at a c ...

A term used to describe a chemical process in which heat is released. For example, combustion is an exothermic process because heat is released. A reaction or process that produces heat; a combustion reaction.

In the US, a type of security, generally issued by a railroad, to pay for new equipment. Title to.

A draft that matures either a certain number of days after acceptance or a certain number of days after the date of the draft.

Development of the lugsail rig where the sail is cut with a very short luff and lon leech.