A product such as an automobile or appliance whose life expectancy is at least three.

Life assurance where payment of the sum assured depends on an event or events additional to the.

Purchase of shares without entitlement to current scrip issues. This entitlement remains with the.

A seasonal wind of persistent direction, characterized by a pronounced change in direction between seasons.

Air at a temperature of 68

To sail towards the direction from which the wind blows by making a series of tacks. A point of sail also known as sailing close hauled.

Sideward force created by a spinning propeller.

An untidy loose end of a rope (or rags).

Energy that is capable or available for doing work; the time rate at which work is performed, measured in horsepower, Watts, or Btu per hour. Electric power is the product of electric current and electromotive force.

Heavy canvas used as a covering.

Sums paid by agent on behalf of owner at a port and recovered by disbursements account.

Said of a boat which turns end over end in very rough seas.

An order to make haste.

(1) A longitudinal crack in a mast or other spar. (2) The shivers of a sail when sailing too close to the wind. (3) As a verb, to let it out.

Customer designated as party paying for services.

Carriers' practice of dividing revenue received from through rates where joint hauls are involved. This is usually according to agreed formulae.

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

A type of window glazing films used to block the infrared (heat) portion of the solar spectrum but admit a higher portion of visible light.

Preferred stock with dividend payment priority following a missed dividend payment. This amount.

Observing with the eye. Applied to a document, means examining and signing as evidence of satisfaction as to its authenticity.