This compound of nitrogen and oxygen is formed by the oxidation of nitric oxide (NO) which is produced by the combustion of solid fuels.

The sovereign power to take property for a necessary public use, with reasonable compensation.

Sailing vessel with three or more masts. Square rigged on foremast, fore and aft rigged on all others.

An agreement to hold a carrier harmless with regard to a liability.

Tanker Vegetable and Animal Oils.

To coat a metal surface with zinc using any of various processes.

Narrow triangular sail set on a long yard or spar, the forward end of which is hauled down so that it sets obliquely on the mast with a high peak.

A self-recording thermometer.

Correction Temperature of Tank Shell

An agreement in which one person is answerable for compensating the losses of another..

An endowment plan which carries an option at maturity for the proceeds to be paid in the form of a.

A measure of the number of cycles or wavelengths of electrical energy per second; U.S. electricity supply has a standard frequency of 60 hertz.

Gossip, usually about other people or events. The term scuttlebutt evolved from the name of a keg containing water and alcohol that sailors used to gather about before meals.

Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings.

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

The change in a performance characteristic caused by a change in a specified operating condition from reference operating condition, all other conditions being held within the limits of reference operating conditions.

The last buoy as a boat heads to sea.

In general, a person employed in a sea-going vessel. In some cases, applied to a seaman who works on deck.

A device used to switch electrical current at a selectable setpoint temperature.

A solar energy conversion device that uses a trough covered with a highly reflective surface to focus sunlight onto a linear absorber containing a working fluid that can be used for medium temperature space or process heat or to operate a steam turbine fo ...