Salt mixtures with potential applications as solar thermal energy storage materials.

The period marked by successive crossing of the earth's meridian by the sun; the hour angle of the sun at a point of observance (apparent time) is corrected to true (solar) time by taking into account the variation in the earth's orbit and rate of rotatio ...

One of the main USA share indices which monitors the movement of 30 industrial companies traded.

A region in which businesses get special tax advantages (including exemption from business rates) as.

Railroad terminal where containers are received or delivered and trains loaded or discharged. Originally, trailers moved onto the rearmost flatcar via a ramp and driven into position in a technique known as "circus loading." Most modern rail facilities us ...

A clause in an insurance policy which specifies items or conditions not covered.

Sailor's term for being about to get married, a splice being used to join two ropes together.

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.

The position of an object that lies off to one side of the vessel.

A small flat bottomed boat square at either end.

Stowing cargo destined for a specific location close together to avoid unnecessary cargo movement.

A solar heating system that uses a liquid as the heat transfer fluid.

The time of the day, at a specific location, when the sun reaches its highest, apparent point in the sky; equal to true or due, geographic south.

A small multi-pronged anchor used on dinghies and small boats. Also used to drag along the bottom to recover something that has sunk.

To mark a course on a chart.

The pressure which overcomes the total resistances in a system. It includes all losses as well as useful work.

An index of the share prices of the 300 largest European companies, by market.

A Transferable Letter of Credit allows the beneficiary to pass on the benfit of a Letter of Credit to one or more third parties. Normally used by companies that source rather than produce goods.

Seaman's name for a reef knot tied upside down. also called a "granny" knot.

Cargo-securing devices mounted in the floor of containers; allow lashing and securing of cargo.