Wooden shoulders attached below the masthead to either side of a wooden mast which originally supported the trestle trees.

A law limiting the time in which claims or suits may be instituted.

That geographical belt located approximately in 40 degrees south latitude in which are encountered the prevailing or stormy westerlies.

A national trade association of solar energy equipment manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, installers, and consultants.

The bearing which supports the propeller shaft where it emerges from the ship.

A synoptic code approved by the World Meteorological Organization in which the observable meteorological elements are encoded and transmitted in "words" of five numerical digits length. Often abbreviated synoptic code.

Refers to the shape of a boat's (usually power boat) hull. A deep V hull is usually good at cutting through rough waves at high speeds.

Those gases, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, tropospheric ozone, methane, and low level ozone that are transparent to solar radiation, but opaque to long wave radiation, and which contribute to the greenhouse effect.

The space between a hanging ceiling and the floor above or roof; usually contains HVAC ducts, electrical wiring, fire suppression system piping, etc.

The unofficial trading of securities before their formal issue.

Interest earned by deposits at banks and financial institutions, or on gilts etc. before.

A small balloon whose ascent is followed by a theodolite in order to obtain data for the computation of winds aloft.

An old seafaring dish made of boiled oatmeal seasoned with salt, sugar, and butter.

Costs that do not vary with the level of activity. Some fixed costs continue even if no cargo is carried. Terminal leases, rent and property taxes are fixed costs.

A renewable energy system that includes two different types of renewable energy technologies that produce the same type of energy; for e.g., a wind turbine and a solar photovoltaic array combined to meet a power demand.

A type of bond devised by the US Treasury secretary, Nicholas Brady, in 1989, and issued by a.

Liabilities that may or may not be incurred by a company and which depend on the outcome of say a.

An instrument for studying, or examining substances in, polarized light. See Savant polariscope.

On gaff-rigged sailing vessels the luff of the mainsail is secured to the mast by wooden hoops, which slide up or down the mast as the sail is raised or lowered.

The quantity of heat that a cooling appliance is capable of removing from a room in one hour.