A propeller drawn through the water that operates a meter on the boat registering the speed and distance sailed

Energy supplied during periods of relatively high system demands as specified by the supplier.

Abbreviation for "With Particular Average."

See Heave To

A house built into the ground or slope of a hill, or which has most or all exterior surfaces covered with earth.

Any bank, stockyard, warehouse, depository or other facility that is authorised by an exchange for.

Random Access Memory. The memory of a computer which can be read and written into at any location without passing through preceding locations.

Condition of a sailing ship when all sails have been taken down in a severe storm, very often a hazardous undertaking if there is a high sea running.

Nickname for a ship's cooper.

Prince William Sound

A facility which allows a delay in buying an annuity if rates should be low when retirement age is.

As tight as can be pulled by hand.

This is an independent regulatory agency within the U.S. DOE that has jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, natural gas pricing, oil pipeline rates, and gas pipeline certification. It also licenses and inspects private, ...

A type of motor that has a rotor with electrical windings connected through slip rings to the external power circuit. An external resistance controller in the rotor circuit allows the performance of the motor to be tailored to the needs of the system and ...

The absolute centimeter-gram-second unit of force; that force that will impart to a free mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second.

A wood or gas burning heating appliance that fits into the opening or protrudes on to the hearth of a conventional fireplace.

Japanese tapered pipe thread (Female).

Particles of foreign material in a metallic matrix. The particles are usually compounds (such as oxides, sulfides, or silicates), but may be of any substance that is foreign to (and essentially insoluble in) the matrix.

The distance or length of flow of the air past a point during a given interval of time.

A piece of trim, usually wood, used to cover and often decorate a portion of the boat, i.e., caprail.