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

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The requirement that an electric power utility generate or purchase a specified percentage of the power it supplies/sells from renewable energy resources, and thereby guarantee a market for electricity generated from renewable energy resources.

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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.

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The act of calling for freight by truck at the consignor's shipping platform.

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Waves breaking over rocks or shoals. A wave that approaches shallow water, causing the wave height to exceed the depth of the water it is in, in effect tripping it. The wave changes from a smooth surge in the water to a cresting wave with water tumbling d ...

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A point through which all buoyant forces on an immersed hull are assumed to act.

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A loss discovered before or at the time of delivery of a shipment.

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Are lines that supply equipment from sub headers.

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The ratio of heat produced by a fuel for doing work to the available heat in the fuel.

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

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The processing of the form or mode of a signal so as to make it intelligible to, or compatible with, a given device.

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Thin plates attached to the exterior of the hull to deaden any rolling.

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Path through open water used for commercial vessel passage and so noted on chart

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A central clearing house for Britain's charities. Allows supporters to make tax-efficient donations.

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The rotating element of a machine and, in the case of a compressor, is composed of the impeller (impellers) and shaft, and may include shaft sleeves and a thrust balancing device.

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A contract between an insurer and the insured. The insurer agrees to pay money to the insured upon.

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Operation mode of a communication circuit in which one end can only transmit and the other end can only receive.

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Snow gauge composed of a metal cylinder, closed at one end, used to obtain a sample of snow from which the water is measured after melting.

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A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

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Waterproof clothing.

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