Words incorporated when signing under duress and not concurring entirely with import of document signed, and after stating grounds of non-concurrence.

Transverse members fitted to the bottom side rails of a container, which support the floor.

The mean distance a free electron or hole moves before recombining with another hole or electron.

A water and energy conserving device that limits the amount of water that a faucet or showerhead can deliver.

A type of anaerobic digester that has a horizontal tank in which a constant volume of material is added and forces material in the tank to move through the tank and be digested.

An account with a bank or financial institution which earns interest normally proportional to and.

Purchase of a security without entitlement to current dividends, rights issues or scrip issues. .

A tax imposed on certain types of products including alcohol and tobacco which are produced in the.

The Financial Times 100 Share Index (FTSE 100.

The amount of precipitation falling in one day, or other specified period, that is likely to be equalled or exceeded in any given place only once in a century. That is, a precipitation amount that has a return period of 100 years.

Same as rain gauge.

Line attached to the bottom of the boom used to flatten the sail by pulling the boom down, and thus tightening the luff of the sail. (2) A line used for hauling down a jib or staysail.

Old expression for the engraving of the wind-rose on charts.

2,240 pounds (1016.05 kilograms)

Country, island or territory the vessel visits.

A manmade structure, in or around a harbor, designed to break the force of the sea, thus providing shelter.

On square-rigged ships, a small light square sail set above the skysail in fair weather. If the sail were triangular, it would be called a Skyscraper.

Attempting to import merchandise into a country at a price less than the fair market value, usually through subsidy by exporting country.

A company which owns a number of other companies with widely diversified.

The cost to a company of producing goods. Similarly with a retailer or distributor type business,.