Index-linked savings certificates. They were originally introduced for people who were over.

A round wood plug inserted in a hole to cover a nail, screw, or bolt.

Two or more bearings are noted on the chart in order to determine the ship's position at the intersection of the two

That portion of an electricity supply system used to deliver electricity from points on the transmission system to consumers.

Freshly cut, unseasoned, wood.

A coating applied to the surface of the glazing of a window to reduce heat transfer through the window.

Running ashore (hitting the bot-tom).

A combined mortgage and current account. Any savings each month earn the mortgage rate, which is a.

A system of designating meteorological observing stations by number. established and administered by the World Meteorological Organization. Under this scheme, specified areas of the word are divided into "blocks" each bearing a two-number designator. Stat ...

The horsepower input to the compressor shaft, or more generally to any driven machine shaft.

Passing another vessel.

Polytetrafluorethylene.

Heat exchangers for removing the heat of compression between stages of a compressor.

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

See: 'condor.

Small, steep disorderly waves at rapid intervals.

Thin sheets of copper applied to the hull of a wooden ship below the waterline to prevent the toredo worm eating the planks, and also to limit the growth of weed, barnacles or other marine life.

A call on the bo'sun's pipe at night for the hands to turn in, for silence in the messdecks, and for lights to be extinguished. Also a term used by a sailor to another to make them stop talking.

To leave; to push a boat away from a pier or vessel's side.

Seaman who was born aboard a warship. As this was once considered to be one of the essentials of the perfect seaman, it has long been a complimentary term.