Moisture contained in the soil above the water table, including water vapor which is present in the soil pores. In some cases this term refers strictly to the humidity contained in the root zone of plants.

A call to turn out of bunks.

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

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

In the UK the four large clearing banks: Lloyds TSB, Barclays, HSBC and Royal Bank of.

A currency which is deposited in banks outside its country of origin. For example the eurodollar,.

Surface resistance to relative motion, which slows down movement and causes heat.

(GPM)A mortgage scheme in which monthly payments commence at a lower level and increase over a period of.

(IMF) A fund formed in the mid 1940s by industrialised countries to stabilise exchange rates, promote.

A company which invests the funds of small private investors in a range of securities. This enables.

Amount of water, expressed as a depth or as a mass, which would be obtained if all the water vapor in a specified column of the atmosphere were condensed and precipitated.

A chaplain.

Abbreviation for "Trailer Load."

Precipitation of very small, white opaque particles of ice, fairly flat or elongated, with diameters less than 1 mm. The solid equivalent of drizzle.

The smaller of two mating or meshing gears; can be either the driving or the driven gear.

The lower or net heat of combustion for a fuel that assumes that all products of combustion are in a gaseous state. (See Net Heating Value below.)

The two times of the year when the sun is apparently farthest north and south of the earth's equator; usually occurring on or around June 21 (summer solstice in northern hemisphere, winter solstice for southern hemisphere) and December 21 (winter solstice ...

Taxation of corporate earnings and subsequently taxation of.

During the operation of tacking, the moment when a sailing vessel is head to the wind and hanging there, with her head not paying off on the opposite tack. Such a vessel is said to be "in stays" or "in irons".