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A thermoelectric thermometer used for measuring air temperature. The name is derived from the fact that the reference thermocouple is placed in an insulated bottle.

A generic term for liquefied and pressurized gas, ordinarily butane, propane, or a mixture of the two, contained in a cylinder for domestic use.

see Turnbuckle

(1) The underside of the hull that sits in the water (2) The ocean floor

An approach to stockpicking which focuses on the search for shares whose prices have dropped so low.

Steel section running along the length of each bottom edge of a shipping container giving its structural strength.

Structural members on the longitudinal sides of the base of the container.

A type of air circulation in a temperature control container. Air is pulled by a fan from the top of the container, passed through the evaporator coil for cooling, and then forced through the space under the load and up through the cargo. This type of air ...

A means to increase the thermal efficiency of a steam electric generating system by converting some waste heat from the condenser into electricity. The heat engine in a bottoming cycle would be a condensing turbine similar in principle to a steam turbine ...

The borrowing of money by the master using his ship as security.

Mortgage on a ship executed by the master who is out of touch with the owners and needs to raise money for repairs or to complete a voyage. also known as Bummaree.

The purchase of new shares by an underwriter who subsequently attempts to resell to the market for a.

Wind-bound. When a vessel is kept in port by a head wind.

Proceeding in a specified direction, or to a specified place.

Closed, curved, flexible tube of elliptic cross section which is deformed, according to type, by variations of atmosphere spheric pressure or temperature and so provides a measurement of the particular parameter.

A French or continental European stock.

The forwardmost or front part of the vessel. Opposite of Stern

The forward part of a vessel's sides (front).

A set of bearings taken from an object with a known position, such as a landmark, to determine the ship's location. A type of running fix.