An axail flow fan mounted in a section of duct to move conditioned air.

The documents by which naval officers hold their status as accredited officers in the navy they serve.

Introduction to a Charter Party

A ship owned and armed by a private individual that is empowered by a government to fight with enemy ships and capture enemy shipping in time of war.

An indication on a draft that the documents attached are to be released to the drawee only on payment.

Electromagnetic radiation whose wavelengths lie in the range from 0.75 micrometer to 1000 micrometers; invisible long wavelength radiation (heat) capable of producing a thermal or photovoltaic effect, though less effective than visible light.

Materials with high thermal energy storage capacity contained in or part of a building's walls, floors, or freestanding elements.

In the S, this is a popular name for various state laws enacted to protect the public against.

Transfer of title from seller to buyer without physical movement of.

See D/P and D/A.

An occasional sprinkling dashed from the top of a wave by the wind, or by its striking an object.

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter."

The after rail at the stern of a ship. Also called a Pushpit

The quantity of contaminant a filter element can trap and hold before the maximum allowable back pressure or delta P level is reached.

See: 'split capital investment.

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

The price at which an option holder can buy or sell the underlying instrument (for example,.

A harbor restriction placed on a ship which has an infectious disease on board, or which has arrived from a country where such a disease is prevalent. The crew may not go ashore until the ship is granted pratique.

Confined to an anchorage or haven through being unable to proceed because of stormy weather.

A metal fitting on the mast that the stays attached to the mast; a fitting on the mast for securing rigging.