A floating island of ice. Only one-ninth of the total mass of an iceberg is visible above water level.

Construction Reserve Fund.

River and Estoarial Water Service.

Tendency of an environment to cause corrosion in a given corrosion system.

A refined petroleum product suitable for use as a fuel in internal combustion engines.

Steering; keeping the ship on the course given (no lazy steering).

A precipitation gauge consisting of a receiver in the shape of a funnel which empties into a bucket mounted upon a weighing mechanism. The weight of the catch is recorded as inches of precipitation.

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.

The relationship of flow per unit area to differential pressure across a filter medium.

An irrevocable letter issued for a specific amount; renews itself for the same amount over a given period.

Continuous Liner

in folklore, a name for fire.

Short for compressed natural gas or CNG. A type of compressed gas used as fuel for stoves and heaters. CNG is stored in metal cylinders prior to use. CNG is considered safer than other types of fuel such as propane LPG - because it is lighter than air and ...

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

The process of characterizing the wind resource, and its energy potential, for a specific site or geographical area.

The ratio of the existing amount of water vapor in the air at a given temperature to the maximum amount that could exist at that temperature. Usually expressed in percent.

Shares which entitle the holder to receive the capital appreciation from a split capital.

An obsolete historical term usually applied to stress-corrosion crackling of brass.

(1) The condition of a vessel stranded on a reef or a rock when the seas break over her deck. (2) Half drunk; incapacitated by drink.