The major regulatory bank in a country, usually government controlled.

A stern sprit or spar extending from the stern.

A structure erected to display a characteristic light as a warning of danger at sea and as an aid to navigation.

The container of fresh water for drinking purpose used by the crew; formerly it consisted of a cask.

The construction system employed in container vessels; permits ship containers to be stowed in a vertical line with each container supporting the one above it.

The most important commercial measurement when the intrinsic weight of the cargo is so low that the ship becomes full without being loaded to the cargo line. Is expressed in cubic metres or cubic feet.

One or more circuits of a distribution system on the same line or poles or supporting structures' usually operating at a lower voltage relative to the transmission line.

The annual dividend income per share received from a company divided by its current share price..

A layer of dust built up on an air filter.

A machinery device, which, with assist of the friction between reel and nets, lifts nets onto the board, shore, or ice surface from water.

Blower.

A general term applied to the energy that is converted to a form that can not be effectively used (lost) during the operation of an energy producing, conducting, or consuming system.

Corporate bonds are issued by companies to raise capital. They are an alternative to issuing new.

A payment system in which the payer authorises the payee to take funds from his bank.

A large plastic constant-level balloon for duration flying at very high altitudes.

A system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.

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

The removal of heat from the air or gas between stages.

To bring a sailing vessel to a stop with her sails still set. This can be accomplished on a square rigged ship by bracing the yards aback on her foremast; on fore-and-aft rigged boats it is done by bringing her head into the wind so that the sails are no ...

Starboard.