A bank that, in its own country, handles the business of a foreign bank.

Any time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included.

To measure the depth of the water with a lead. Also said of a whale when it dives to the bottom.

elegant, luxurious. Originally an acronym for Port Over Starboard Home. Created by British travelers to India or Australia, describing the preferred accommodations aboard ship, which lessened effects of the tropical sun on the cabins during the voyage.

The amount of solar radiation, both direct and diffuse, received at any location.

A rope sewn into the luff or foot of a sail for use in attaching to the mast or boom.

An apparatus that replicates the solar spectrum, and used for testing solar energy conversion devices.

Literally, the act of complying with rules and regulations.

A knot widely used when making a boat fast to a post or bollard.

Froth of sea foam.

Blocks of wood made to fit in the hawse-holes, or holes in the half-ports, when at sea. Those in the hawse-holes are sometimes called hawse-blocks.

A hawser or line attached to an anchor.

Wind coming from the south.

(1) Prospective course over the ground for boat to follow. (2) A strip of metal attached to a mast to take the slides affixed to the luff of a sail.

The ship's funnel or smokestack.

The qualified operating pressure which is recommended for a component or a system by the manufacturer.

A draft payable upon presentation to the drawee.

A structure of heavy timbers placed between ground ways and cradle to support the ship during launching.

PSI - Pounds per square inch.

A large body of fish.