Steel disc, that is dogged down over a porthole to secure against breakage of the glass and to prevent light from showing through.

When the stock market opens above or below the close on the previous day, this is known as a.

The regular periodic arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystal of semiconductor material.

Upward displacing swells.

Facing away from the wind.

in folklore, a name for fire.

High-Pressure

Interfacial reaction equivalent to a transfer of charge between electronic and ionic conductors. See also anodic reaction and cathodic reaction.

Site planning that accounts for natural solar heating and cooling processes and their relationship to building shape, orientation, and siting.

A naval rank next below that of admiral.

Said of wind when exactly ahead; and of another vessel when her fore and aft line coincides with observer's line of sight.

To fake line back and forth on deck.

Coasting Service.

A ton on which the shipment is freighted. If cargo is rated as weight or measure (W/M), whichever produces the highest revenue will be considered the revenue ton. Weights are based on metric tons and measures are based on cubic meters. RT=1 MT or 1 CBM.

A tube with a narrow throat (a constriction) that increases the velocity and lowers the pressure of the liquid passing through it, creating a partial vacuum immediately after the constriction in the tube. The vacuum created has a sucking effect, and a ven ...

A type of motor designed to operate precisely at the synchronous speed with no slip in the full-load speeds (rpm).

A graph representing the relationship between the power available from the wind and the wind speed. The power from the wind increases proportionally with the cube of the wind speed.

A member of a commodity exchange, usually a commission house broker, through whom another broker or.

That part of snow melt that reaches stream channels as runoff.

A wall to prevent the spread of fire; usually made of non-combustible material.