A winch used solely for warping, on which a rope may be wound under power but not stored.

A term used when money is borrowed in a foreign.

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.

On a square-rigged ship, the act of lowering a spar or yard to the deck.

The structure perpendicular to the shoreline to which a vessel is secured for the purpose of loading and unloading cargo.

A term applied to the gas found on the high pressure side of the refrigeration system.

A type of structural, insulated product with foam insulation contained between two facings of drywall, or structural wood composition boards such as plywood, waferboard, and oriented strand board.

The period marked by successive crossing of the earth's meridian by the sun; the hour angle of the sun at a point of observance (apparent time) is corrected to true (solar) time by taking into account the variation in the earth's orbit and rate of rotatio ...

A fund whose portfolio comprises a range of securities from markets around the.

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

Fresh water mixed with sea water, having a density between 1,000 and 1,026 kg/cm3

(1) A knot used to secure a line to another object such as a ring or cylindrical object or to another line; (2) Common term for an enlistment.

Complementary equipment for terminal and over the road handling containers.

Temporarily placed longitudinal bulkheads used to prevent bulk cargo from shifting.

A system designed to adjust accounting for changes in prices that affect a company's assets. The.

The beneficiary designated to receive property held in.

See radiation shield.

Long bars or bolts with a padlock on the end, on which iron shackles could slide, which were used on board ship to confine the legs of prisoners.

Is the reversal of flow within a dynamic compressor that takes place when the capacity being handled is reduced to a point where insufficient pressure is being generated to maintain flow. Also known as surge.

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