Quintuple Screw

Upper Flammable Limit

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Research And Development

Federal Aviation Administration.

Brokerage house administrative operations that support the trading of stocks and other securities..

Corrosion in which nickel is selectively leached from nickel-containing alloys. Most commonly observed in copper-nickel alloys after extended service in fresh water. See also dealloying, and selective Ieaching.

A device used by oceanographers to obtain subsurface samples of sea water. The "bottle" is lowered by wire, its valves open at both ends. It is then closed in situ by allowing a weight (called a messenger) to slide down the wire and strike the reversing m ...

Volume flow rate measured in liters per second

Abbreviation for "Weight or Measurement;" the basis for assessing freight charges. Also known as "worm." The rate charged under W/M will be whichever produces the highest revenue between the weight of the shipment and the measure of the shipment. ...

United Kingdom Association of Private Terminal Operators

The lowest price reached by a given security or index during a given.

All Going Well

A term stated on the bills of lading offering lower shipping rates to importers east of the Rockies, provided merchandise from the Far East comes in through the West Coast ports. OCP rates were established by U.S. West Coast steamship companies in conjunc ...

A measurement. Outside diameter.

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

A place for the reception, delivery, consolidation, distribution, and storage of goods/cargo.

A gentle breeze; the slightest movement of air.

Passenger/Training ship.

Quality Improvement Team.