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DSU

Dispute Settlement Understanding

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Is one in which there is no liquid injection and/or liquid circulation for evaporative cooling or sealing.

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An attachment point for another object.

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It is the weight of the column of air existing above the earths surface at 45

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A method of payment for goods in which cash is paid at the time of order and the transaction becomes binding on both buyer and seller.

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A nautical version of the national flag of the country usually flown at the stern. (2) Adopted by the United States Navy in 1862, the rank of a young officer equivalent to that of midshipman. The flag carried by a ship as insignia of her nationality.

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An air operated device for hoisting or pulling. Similar to a slusher or winch

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A multihulled boat with three hulls.

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see Bream

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Is that pressure of either motive fluid or discharge at which an ejector returns to stable operation following a period of unstable operation due to having previously reached the breaking pressure. There are two recovery pressures, one for motive fluid an ...

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CM

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter" (capital letters).

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A shortening of the term, "Roll On/Roll Off." A method of ocean cargo service using a vessel with ramps which allows wheeled vehicles to be loaded and discharged without cranes.

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A published rate that is never assessed because no freight moves under it.

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A gas produced by many fruits and vegetables that accelerates the ripening and aging processes.

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An aid to taking as astronomical sight with a sextant when the sea horizon is obscured through haze, fog, or darkness.

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Complete encirclement of a cleat, bollard, pin or winch by a line.

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The riding lights required to be carried by vessels at anchor.

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The curved part of a ship's hull where the side and the flat bottom meet.

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Various means for allowing LNG tanks to expand and contract due to temperature changes by sliding on the tank supports while restricting its movement due to the motion of the vessel.

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A ship drives when her anchor fails to hold and she is at the mercy of wind and tide, or when she can make no progress against the wind.

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