Resistance to flow. Defined as the difference in pressure upstream and downstream.

A rail fastened along the inside of the bulwarks of a vessel and pierced to hold belaying pins

Said of a vessel that is firm, strong, and unlikely to develop leaks.

A body of water used to cool the water that is circulated in an electric power plant.

A tube inside a domestic water heater that distributes the cold water from the cold water supply line into the lower area of the water heater where heating occurs.

A bank account which offers a number of facilities including cheque book for debt.

The ratio between a company's earnings (net profit after tax) and the net dividend paid to.

A particular type of order which a client gives to his broker when buying shares.

A glazed structure, such as greenhouse or "sunspace."

Windward side of a vessel.

Cargo Tank, Common

(DIP) Enables companies to deliver price sensitive announcements electronically to the London Stock.

(ETF)ETFs are a new kind of collective investment fund competing with investment trusts and unit.

In the US, an insurance policy taken out on the life of a company executive or senior employee whose.

An able-bodied seamen entrusted with the steering of a vessel when entering or leaving a harbor. He is also involved with the use and upkeep of navigational equipment.

A belt and line or wire used to help a crew hike out beyond the edge of a boat to counteract the boat's heel. Usually used on small vessels for racing.

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

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a trade was effected as an agency cross or a.

A storage tank where sewage is stored until it can be removed to a treatment facility.

An outrigger used to hold a block clear of a mast or of the ship's side.