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The act if striking or collision of a moving vessel against a stationary object.

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A winch designed specifically for lowering、retaining and hoisting an accommodation ladder, and having a rope storage drum.

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A takeover bid which is so generous to the shareholders of the target company that the directors.

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An individual legally appointed by a court to settle the affairs of a deceased person who failed to.

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GLS

Gearless

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The electrical resistance offered by a material to the flow of current, times the cross-sectional area of current flow and per unit length of current path; the reciprocal of the conductivity. Also called resistivity or specific resistance.

Long cylindrical bars of iron or copper, used to secure or unite the different parts of a vessel.

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Device that permits passage between regions of differing air pressures, most often used for passage between atmospheric pressure and chambers in which the air is compressed. A typical modern air lock consists of a cylinder of steel plate with airtight doo ...

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(1) The metal present in the largest proportion in an alloy; brass, for example, is a copper-base alloy. (2) An active metal that readily oxidizes, or that dissolves to form ions. (3) The metal to be brazed, cut, soldered, or welded. (4) After welding, th ...

All (not just 98%) particles larger than the stated micron size have been removed from the fluid being filtered.

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A term of measure referring to 42 gallons of liquid at 60o F.

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The maximum load that a generating unit, power plant, or other electrical apparatus can carry under specified conditions for a given period of time, without exceeding its approved limits of temperature and stress.

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The rope which goes round a sail, and to which the canvass is sewed.

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Hydrographic Chart Raster Format

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Auxiliary/Generators Kilowatts (total)

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A type of compression where no heat is transferred to or from the gas during the compression process.

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Area of a computer or other device where various logic and control elements are interconnected. Often a printed circuit board into which other circuit boards plug at right angles.

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A reserve appliance; for example, a standby generator for a home or commercial building.

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VUT

Vanuatu (Flag)

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All the months of a particular futures contract or futures option contract, for example, if all the.

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