The part of a block which is opposite the swallow, which is where the line enters.

An index of a range of Government Securities (gilts).

Line drawn through geographical points recording equal amounts of precipitation during a given time period or for a particular storm.

The boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere, usually characterized by an abrupt change in lapse rate. Its height varies from 10 to 20 km. Regions above the tropopause have greater atmospheric stability than regions below.

To touch bottom.

Pipe lines to a compartment for smothering a fire by steam or by a chemical.

(1) Sailing away from the wind with the sails let out all the way; going with the wind, downwind sailing (2) To allow a line to feed freely. (3) The shape of the afterpart of the underbody of a ship in relation to the resistance it creates going through t ...

Restrictions on the use of a property.

A reference to the major operational changes on the London Stock Exchange which took place on.

DC. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity.(2) A type of electricity transmission and distribution by which electricity flows in one direction through the conductor; usually relatively low voltage and high current; typically abbreviated as dc.

Dividends, paid by UK companies to other companies (for example, investment trusts), with a tax.

An ocean carrier company operating vessels not on regular runs or schedules. They call at any port where cargo may be available.

A port where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and stuffed into containers but then moved to another coastal port to be waded on a vessel.

A type of air circulation in a temperature control container. Air is pulled by a fan from the top of the container, passed through the evaporator coil for cooling, and then forced through the space under the load and up through the cargo. This type of air ...

A sea with waves approaching from the stern of the boat; a sea in which the waves are moving in the same direction as the vessel

A familiar dish at sea before refrigeration was available. It was a stew of salt meat, broken biscuit, potatoes, onions and available spices.

A market in which prices are rising and in which investor confidence in the continuation of rising.

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a trade was executed in one currency but.

The most common of the principal rainbow phenomena, which appears as an arc of about 42

Clearance by the Health Authorities.