A mast supported by the use of lines or wire known as stays and shrouds.

A Marine insurance term to refer to partial loss on an individual shipment from one of the perils insured against, regardless of the balance of the cargo. Particularaverage insurance can usually be obtained, but the loss must be in excess of a certain per ...

A heat exchanger in which two fluids flow in opposite directions for transfer heat energy from one to the other.

A popular term for energy produced from renewable energy resources.

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

Any system, usually block & tackle or hydraulic, used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape by exerting a downward pull on the boom, particularly when running or on a broad reach.

An old term for getting married.

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

A bank account set up to control a person's regular expenditure. The account would typically.

A US high-speed system that continuously provides the last sale price and volume of any securities.

A strategy in which one call and one put with the same expiration, but different strike prices, are.

Assets of a company which are regularly turned over including cash, work in progress and.

A life insurance policy which remains in force where the insured has paid premiums over part of the.

When flogging a seaman, to run the fingers through the Cat-O'-Nine-Tails after each stroke to separate the strands in preparation for the next stroke.

Crew store managed by crew members offering everything from snacks to toiletries. Originally the name given to clothing that was issued to seamen.

Compression of a flat or standard bale of cotton to approximately 32 pounds per cubic foot. Usually applies to cotton exported or shipped coastwise.

A short term. (bridging loan)

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

A property trust which invests in enterprise.

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