Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of the sail.

(1) To tip the boat over so that the boat is upside down with the mast pointing down to the sea bottom. (2) A bag in which a spinnaker or other large sail can be stowed with the lines attached so that it can be rapidly raised.

Instructions given by a shipper to a bank indicating that documents transferring title to goods should be delivered to the buyer only upon the buyer's acceptance of the attached draft.

A utility owned by stockholders or other investors; sometimes referred to as a private utility, in contrast to a public utility that is owned by a government agency or cooperative.

(FOOTSIE)An index of the share prices of the 100 largest companies (by market capitalisation) in the UK.

Environmental contaminant that ingresses due to the action of the system or machine.

Articles which are taken apart to reduce the cubic footage displaced or to make a better shipping unit and are to be re-assembled.

A reversing thermometer which is encased in a strong glass outer shell that protects it against hydrostatic pressure. Compare to unprotected thermometer.

A book containing the official record of a ship's activities together with remarks concerning the state of the weather, etc.

Part of a ship/s side projecting upwards along the line of the weather deck or uppermost deck.

The process of changing the structure of the electric power industry from one of guaranteed monopoly over service territories, as established by the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, to one of open competition between power suppliers for custome ...

A component of a heat pump that reverses the refrigerant's direction of flow, allowing the heat pump to switch from cooling to heating or heating to cooling.

A filter element so full of contaminants that no longer can pass rated flow without excessive pressure differential.

An account with a bank or financial institution which earns interest normally proportional to and.

The physical exposure of an instrument. The effect of immediate environment upon the representativeness of the measurements obtained by meteorological instruments is considerable and not always correctable. The purpose of the instrument shelter is to prov ...

A self-recording psychrometer.

Sailing term used to indicate a sailing vessel underway with no headsails set.

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.

The part of a ship's rigging which is permanently secured and immovable; e.g. stays, shrouds, etc.

Metal fitting attached to the hull that supports and aligns the aft portion of the propeller shaft.