Method of reeving a tackle in order to gain the maximum increase in power.

Category:Sea Words

Can occur any time warm, moist air blows over a surface cool enough to drop it's temperature below the dew point.

Category:Sea Words

Shipment of goods on shipper's own account. A bill of adventure is a document signed by the master of the ship that carries goods at owner' risk.

Category:Sea Words

Consignments of cargo sent abroad in a ship to be sold or bartered by the master to best advantage or when the opportunity arises.

Category:Sea Words

A notice sent to a local or foreign buyer advising that shipment has gone forward and containing details of packing, routing, etc. A copy of the invoice is often enclosed and, if desired, a copy of the bill of lading.

Category:Sea Words

A bank operating in the seller's country, that handles letters of credit in behalf of a foreign bank.

Category:Financial Terms

A broker who not only deals in stocks and shares on behalf of his client, but also advises on.

Category:Financial Terms

Pertaining to the action or effect of the wind. Derived from the name of the Greek god of the winds, Aeolus.

Category:Meteorology

An anemometer utilizing the principle that the pitch of the aeolian tones generated by air moving past an obstacle is a function of the speed of the air. Largely a curiosity and has been put to no practical application in modem meteorology.

Category:Meteorology

To combine or charge with gas.

Category:Sea Words

Of or pertaining to the air, atmosphere, or aviation. Also, same as antenna.

Category:Meteorology

Microorganisms that require free oxygen, or air, to live, and that which contribute to the decomposition of organic material in soil or composting systems.

Category:Energy Terms

Having a shape that that is not adversely affected by wind flowing past it.

Category:Sea Words

In general, any self-recording instrument carried aloft by any means to obtain meteorological data.

Category:Meteorology

A self-recording instrument used on aircraft for the simultaneous recording of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.

Category:Meteorology

A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas.

Category:Sea Words

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The Swedish equivalent of the Footsie.

Category:Financial Terms

A written statement signed on oath and witnessed by a commissioner for oaths, usually a qualified.

Category:Financial Terms