The upward curvature of the keel towards the bow and stern.

Customer designated as party paying for services.

To schedule and control the generation and delivery of electric power.

See: 'waiver of.

These are special foreign currency denominated bank cheques which customers can buy at any branch and send to their clients to pay off debts.

At or in the direction of the bow. Also the fore part of the ship.

A law to protect consumers and investors. It placed geographic restrictions on mergers and limitations on diversification into non-utility lines of business and takeovers of electric and gas utilities, and also established regulated monopoly markets or se ...

A chemical element, of atomic number 14, that is semi-metallic, and an excellent semiconductor material used in solar photovoltaic devices; commonly found in sand.

First voyage of a ship.

A reference book named after the original author, Nathaniel Bowditch. Updated versions contain tables and other information useful for navigation.

Old expression for the engraving of the wind-rose on charts.

(1) The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom, holding the boat in place. (2) The two triangular parts which make up a whale's tail.

The total pressure minus the static pressure in an air or gas stream.

Shippers load and count. All three clauses are used as needed on the bill of lading to exclude the carrier from liability when the cargo is loaded by the shipper.

The ratio of actual power being used in a circuit, expressed in watts or kilowatts, to the power that is apparently being drawn from a power source, expressed in volt-amperes or kilovolt-amperes.

A moveable or fixed heater used to heat individual rooms.

An office, represented in most towns in the UK, where the public can obtain free advice on an.

The purchase of an option, by a writer, which has the same terms as an option which has previously.

In spray painting applications, a sealed paint cup with a paint gun which puts a measured amount of air pressure into it. This then forces the paint to the gun for atomization.

An arrangement in which two parties exchange a series of cashflows in one currency for a series.