A source of power (electricity) that can displace power from another source so that source's power can be transmitted to more distant loads.

A unit or investment fund which invests in the stocks of growth companies.

A waybill covering two or more consignments of freight.

Part of the standing rigging that helps to support the mast laterally by running from the top of the mast to the side of the boat. Sailboats usually have one or more shrouds on each side of the mast. Some people call them side stays

The ratio of the sum of the noncoincidental maximum demands of two or more loads to their coincidental maximum demands for the same period.

A document, relevant to life assurance, personal pension and unit trust products, which is given to.

Taxes which are imposed directly on the individual paying them. Examples of direct taxation are.

An option strategy with limited risk and limited profit potential that involves both a long (or.

Radiation with wavelengths greater than 4 microns. (In meteorology, same as infrared radiation.)

A type of flag used to identify a boater's affiliation with a yacht club or boating organization.

A marine insurance term meaning that the assurer will not allow payment for partial loss or damage to cargo shipments except in certain circumstances, such as stranding, sinking, collision or fire.

Cargo shipped in loose condition and of a homogeneous nature.Cargoes that are shipped unpackaged either dry, such as grain and ore, or liquid, such as petroleum products. Bulk service generally is not provided on a regularly scheduled basis, but rather as ...

Steam available directly from a boiler under full pressure.

Water in vapor form; used as the working fluid in steam turbines and heating systems.

(CBI) An independent non-profit making, non party political organisation which represents the interests.

A sail plan in which the main and/or mizzen, or the foresail of a schooner, is of triangular shape, very long in the luff and set from a tall mast. This is almost now universal in all sailing yachts.

Any steel bar or column, fitted vertically, to support a deck, or any part of a ship's structure. Also called a stanchion.

A statement listing the particulars of all shipments loaded for a specified voyage.

A layer of semiconductor material (as used in a solar photovoltaic device) whose properties are essentially those of the pure, undoped, material.

Heavy-duty wire used to lower heavy instruments overboard from the trawl winch.