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A boat that has rolled so that she is lying on her side or even rolled completely over (can be caused by a sudden gust or squall). A boat with appropriate ballast should right herself after being knocked down.

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A wind blowing in a direction perpendicular to the course of a moving object.

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Assets, purchased as a long term investment for generating profit, such as buildings, plant and.

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A process of removing soil, scale, or corrosion products from a metal surface by subjecting it as an electrode to an electric current in an electrolytic bath.

In a wind energy conversion system, to pitch the turbine blades so as to reduce their lift capacity as a method of shutting down the turbine during high wind speeds.

Category:Energy Terms

A raw material that can be converted to one or more products.

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IMB

International Maritime Bureau

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Inter-Island Sevice in Solomon.

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A curve showing the variation of temperature with height in the free air. See lapse rate.

Category:Meteorology

In folklore, a name for wind.

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A plastic payment card, issued by a bank or other financial institution, which enables the holder to.

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A substance(s) or pollutant emitted as a result of a process.

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The ability of a solution to give satisfactory plating at very low current densities. a condition that exists in recesses and pits. This term suggests an ability to cover, but not necessarily to build up, a uniform coating, whereas throwing power suggests ...

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978.

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Used to describe an option that is unlikely to go into-the-money prior to.

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HO

Hydrographic Office, observed height

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Tax allowances are concessions by the Inland Revenue which can be used to reduce a person's.

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A watch tackle (small, handy block and tackle for general use).

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Solar radiation scattered by particles in the atmosphere.

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Difference between the temperatures of the dry-bulb and the wet-bulb thermometers of a psychrometer.

Category:Meteorology