When U.S. Customs orders shipments without entries to be kept in their custody in a bonded warehouse.

The method by which a racing yacht may object to the actions of a rival on the basis of a breach of the racing rules. A protest committee will hear both sides, and if the protest is upheld, the offending yacht may be penalized.

A connection or link between power systems that enables them to draw on each other's reserve capacity in time of need.

An options strategy involving four strike prices that has both limited risk and limited profit.

A cone-tipped metal rod designed to be driven downward into deposited snow or firn. The measured amount of force required to drive the rod a given distance is an indication of the physical properties of the snow or firn.

Nautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal-passers, who fed the steam boilers.

The pressure encountered on the return side of a system.

Fresh bread.

A measurement. Parts per million

See CFS.

A legally binding agreement between two or more persons/organizations to carry out reciprocal obligations or value.

A window glazing coating, usually tinted bronze or gray, used to reduce building cooling loads, glare, and fabric fading.

The details of insurance provided by an insurance company to a policyholder.

The purchase of shares in an open end mutual fund directly from the fund company rather than through.

A navigable route on a waterway, usually marked by buoys. Channels are deep enough for ships or boats to navigate without running aground.

The metal axle of a block upon which the sheave revolves.

An acid carbonate.

Mobile Satellite Services.

A curve illustrating the variation or spectral irradiance with wavelength.

Statement on the condition of the vessel. The sufficiency of a vessel in materials, construction, equipment, crew and outfit for the trade in which it is employed. Any sort of disrepair to the vessel by which the cargo may suffer, overloading, untrained o ...