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1.Dead reckoning.2.Double Reduction.3. Dead Reckoning

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A type of solar thermal system where air is heated in a collector and either transferred directly to the interior space or to a storage medium, such as a rock bin.

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Sailing as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and drawing.

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A material (such as oil) used between moving parts of machinery to make the surfaces slippery and reduce friction.

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The legal transfer of real property (i.e. land and buildings) from one owner to another..

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A company jointly owned by the London Stock Exchange and FT which creates and compiles financial.

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The operation of tarring and blacking the rigging or hull to act as a preservative against the action of salt water. the best mixture was said to be coal tar, vegetable tar, and salt water boiled together and laid on hot.

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Goods which have been prohibited from entering a belligerent state by the declaration of a blockade.

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Energy available due to position.

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The period following the dividend declaration date to the date of record during which a stockholder.

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Abrasion, wear or damage to a line caused by rubbing against another object

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The pressure encountered on the return side of a system.

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Place where cargo leaves the care and custody of carrier.

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An indemnity issued to the carrier by a bank; protects the carrier against any possible losses or damages arising from release of the merchandise to the receiving party. This instrument is usually issued when the bill of lading is lost or is not available ...

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The derrick boom heel having a pivot is hinged with the lower part of the mast, and the head of derrick boom, through steel wire, is connected with the mast top. The mast itself is fixed with the hull deck at mast bottom end, maintaining its stand state. ...

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A moment of time which could be measured by the shaking of a sail as a sailing ship comes into the wind.

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A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.

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An unhandy seaman.

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To gain hydrodynamic lift, causing the boat to lift, rising slightly out of the water so that it is gliding over the water rather than plowing through it, reaching speeds in excess of those normally associated with its waterline length.

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(1) A spar. Such as a pole used to position a sail (e.g., spinnaker pole or whisker pole, which serves the same purpose for a jib). (2) One of the two points around which the earth spins, known as the north and south poles.

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