Air that is returned to a heating or cooling appliance from a heated or cooled space.

A type of furnace in which fuel is burned and the heat is used to produce steam.

A cruise of a new ship for the purpose of testing out all machinery, etc. Shank

Generally, the relative states of inflow, outflow, and storage of moisture over a given area of earth's surface.

An instrument for determining the degree of polarization of light. See photopolarimeter.

In water transportation, the deliberate sacrifice of cargo to make the vessel safe for the remaining cargo. Those sharing in the spared cargo proportionately cover the loss.

A written agreement between the master of a ship and the crew concerning their employment. It includes rates of pay and capacity of each crewman, the date of commencement of the voyage and its duration.

The demand of a consumer of electricity at the time of a power supplier's peak system demand.

The local climate of specific place or habitat, as influenced by landscape features.

The number of revolutions that the motor turns in a given time period (i.e. revolutions per minute, rpm).

The country in which a person lives. Important for tax purposes to establish your domicile in the.

Refers to a transaction made at a price lower than the preceding.

A mutual organisation whose funds, after the deduction of running costs, are owned by its.

(IPO)The first offering of a company's shares to the public known in the UK as a flotation. IPO was.

A scale of yellows, greens, and blues for recording the color of sea water, as seen against the white background of a Secchi disk.

Used with reference to charges assessed for cargo movement past a line-haul terminating point.

Water which runs down and collects in the bilges of a ship and usually becomes foul and noxious.

A type of flag used to identify a boater's affiliation with a yacht club or boating organization.

A pipe, tube or channel that conveys a substance (such as air throughout a building).2. Tubes used to move air, such as to ventilate an enclosed area.

A sudden burst of wind stronger than the current wind conditions.