To approach (overtake or come up to).

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

A market in which sellers outnumber buyers and where the trend of share prices is consequently a.

The purchase of a put with a high strike price against the sale of a put with a lower strike price.

A strategy in options trading in which an option is purchased at an exercise price above that of the.

In charting, a short-lived reversal of an upward trend, catching out bears and shorters who were.

The direction of an object from the observer's position.

A bond which does not record its owner's name. Possession of the bond certificate is therefore the.

Stocks or shares which do not record owner's names and for which the companies do not keep a.

The direction of an object (with reference to you, your ship, another object).

A wall that carries ceiling rafters or roof trusses.

To sail towards the direction from which the wind blows by making a series of tacks. A point of sail also known as sailing close hauled.

Going toward the direction of the wind, by alternate tacks.

A number system used to describe wind forces and sea conditions from 0 for a flat calm to 12 for a hurricane

A system of estimating and reporting wind speed, originally based on the effect of various wind speeds on the amount of canvas that a full-rigged nineteenth century frigate could carry.

To intercept the wind. A vessel or highland to windward is said to becalm another. So one sail becalms another.

A sailing vessel dead in the water due to lack of wind (not moving).

A piece of rope placed so as to confine a spar or another rope. A handle made of rope, in the form of a circle, (as the handle of a chest.) is called a becket.

A rope eye for the hook of a block. A rope grommet used in place of a rowlock. Also, a small piece of rope with an eye in each end to hold the feet of a sprit to the mast. In general any small rope or strap used as a handle.

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