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EMU

Economic and Monetary Union.

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Bankers Automated Clearing Services BACS is an APACS clearing company which provides an automated clearing service for payments.

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Moves anchors and tow drilling vessels, lighters and similar.

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NAV

Naval Vessel

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Self Discharging

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A constant which describes the performance of a wind vane in response to a step change in wind direction. It is calculated from the relative amount of overshoot on two successive swings (half cycles) of a decaying oscillation. This specification is dimens ...

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VCV

Vapor Control Valve

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An instrument which determines the altitude of an object with respect to a fixed level. There are two general types of altimeters: (a) the pressure altimeter, which gives an approximate measure of altitude from a pressure measurement and an assumed standa ...

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A hole in a tank, boiler or compartment on a ship, designed to allow the passage of a man for examination, cleaning, and repairs.

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A medium-sized instrument shelter. It is a white louvered box with a flat double to of and is mounted four feet above the ground on a four-legged stand.

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A turbine in which the flow of a steam or gas is essentially parallel to the rotor axis.

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USC

United States Code

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A colorless gaseous compound of nitrogen and hydrogen used in refrigeration and in making of fertilizers and explosives. Found in some ambient air conditions.

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An income tax allowance to single people including widows/widowers, separated spouses etc who are.

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An agency of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture that makes loans to states and territories in the U.S. for rural electrification and the furnishing of electric energy to persons in rural areas who do not receive central station service. It also furnishes and i ...

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NOS

National Ocean Service (Part of NOAA)

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WNA

Winter North Atlantic

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Hydrographic Chart Raster Format

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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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A counterclockwise change in wind direction. Backing winds with height are indicative of cold air advection (CAA).

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