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Corrosion occurring under or around a discontinuous deposit on a metallic surface. Also called poultice corrosion.

Is the force in newton required to move a fluid layer of one square meter area and a thickness of one meter with a velocity of one meter per second.

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The annual solar savings of a solar building is the energy savings attributable to a solar feature relative to the energy requirements of a non-solar building.

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A contract or other instrument for the purchase or sale of a group of shares or currencies, all.

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An additional personal allowance and additional married couple's allowance for people aged 65 to 74.

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Ports and Waterways Safety Act.

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ODS

Operating Differential Subsidy: A direct subsidy paid to U.S.-flag operators to offset the high operating cost of U.S.-flag ships when compared to foreign-flag counterparts.

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LOC

Location

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Negotiating Group on Maritime Transport

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UR

Ukrainian Register

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A thermodynamic cycle using constant pressure, heat addition and rejection, representing the idealized behavior of the working fluid in a gas turbine type heat engine.

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DEV

Deviation. Vessel departure from specified voyage course

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Japan External Trade Organization

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Angled frames in the extreme forward or aft ends of a ship which form the sharp ends of the vessel's hull.

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Nautical Institute Headquarters, London

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United States Coast Guard

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(1) Broken water at bow of a vessel making way. (2) Disturbed water made by a propeller or paddle wheel. (3) The rush or sweeping of waves on a bank, shore, or vessel.

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Formation of a single water drop by the union of two or more colliding drops.

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See Koschmieder's law.

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International Code of Signals

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