To place pieces of dunnage in between pieces of cargo in order to prevent shifting of the cargo.

Is a compression in which the temperature of a gas remains constant.

Old legend of a Dutch skipper who, in a strong gale, swore by Donner and Blitzen that he would beat into Table Bay in spite of God's wrath. His ship foundered and he was condemned to go on sailing eternally in his attempt to reach Table Bay. There was a s ...

GMT for short. Greenwich Meridian Time, also known as Universal Time or Zulu time. A time standard that is not affected by time zones or seasons. It is the time used by navigators in celestial navigation.

A line running from near the top of the mast, used to hold the spinnaker pole in place.

A type of high intensity discharge light that has the most lumens per watt of any light source.

Any fuel that is in solid form, such as wood, peat, lignite, coal, and manufactured fuels such as pulverized coal, coke, charcoal, briquettes, pellets, etc.

The amount of heat required to raise a unit mass of a substance through one degree, expressed as a ratio of the amount of heat required to raise an equal mass of water through the same range.

Corporate and government bonds are generally considered a safe form of investment compared to.

The gap between government spending and revenue and thus the amount that needs to be borrowed. .

See 'baby.

An individual or organisation who seeks to take over a company by purchasing its.

To bind together in order to increase tension or to prevent from blowing loose.

Yield calculations on bonds aim to show the return on a gilt or bond as a percentage of either.

A short term. (bridging loan)

Snow shower, particularly of a very light and brief nature.

On larger sailing vessels, the space between the foremast and mainmast where spare spars were stored.

Persons and property carried by transport lines.

A unit used to measure the barometric pressure of the atmosphere. 1 millibar equals 0.03 inches of mercury.

A bridge that swings away from the waterway so that boats may pass beside it.