Calling names of the points of the compass in order.

A method of financial and economic analysis used to determine present and future values of investments or expenses.

Estimated account

The dividend declared before annual earnings are established. Companies in the UK usually pay two.

The processing of the form or mode of a signal so as to make it intelligible to, or compatible with, a given device.

The tackle used for running guns in and out.

see Holystone

A person in command of a ship. A person certified as competent to command a ship. A master mariner.

The bottom of a wave, the valley between the crests.

An order to hold a vessel on the course she is heading.

The lowest charge that can be assessed to transport a shipment.

A stationary element that may be adjustable and which directs the flow medium to the inlet of an impeller.

(1) A round eye through which a line is led, usually in order to change the direction of pull. (2) A thick piece of glass set flush in the deck to admit light below.

Location where cargo enters the care and custody of carrier.

A value used to estimate interior air cooling requirements (load) calculated as the number of degrees per day (over a specified period) that the daily average temperature is above 65 degrees Fahrenheit (or some other, specified base temperature). The dail ...

The monochromatic irradiance of a surface per unit bandwidth at a particular wavelength, usually expressed in Watts per square meter-nanometer bandwidth.

The average rate at which a particular financial parameter compounds up over a period of.

To touch bottom.

On a square-rigged ship, a small triangular sail set above the skysail in fair weather. A square version is called a Moonraker.

A trailer or semi-trailer with no sides and with the floor of the unit close to the ground.