The rate of heat flow required to maintain a specific indoor temperature; usually measured in Btu per hour.

One thousand kilowatt-hours or 1 million watt-hours.

Anchor pattern on a surface produced by abrasive blasting or acid treatment.

The price at which a bond or preferred stock can be redeemed by the issuer. The call price will.

Material that stores energy, although mass will also retain coolness. The thermal storage capacity of a material is a measure of the material's ability to absorb and store heat.

The names of battles or individual ship actions in which a warship has taken part, usually displayed in a prominent place on a ship as a source of pride in her name. Known as Battle Stars in the U.S. Navy.

Diesel Oil

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Is one in which the space occupied by the mixture is saturated with water vapor at the mixture temperature.

A coil of tungsten wire suspended in a vacuum or inert gas-filled bulb. When heated by electricity the tungsten "filament" glows.

An assigned area in which containers are prepared for loading into a vessel, train, truck, or airplane or are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel, train, truck, or airplane.

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An instrument designed to record the duration of sunshine at a given location without regard to intensity. See Campbell- Stokes recorder, Jordan sunshine recorder, Marvin sunshine recorder, Pers sunshine recorder.

Securities which are considered to be more stable in price in a market where prices are.

Maintaining position over the ground when underway in a river or tidal stream.

An opening in a ship's side, provided with a glazed lid or cover for the admission of light.

This is a national organization dedicated to representing the interests of cooperative electric utilities and the consumers they serve. Members come from the 46 states that have an electric distribution cooperative.

Abbreviation for "Please Authorize Delivery Against Guarantee." A request from the consignee to the shipper to allow the carrier or agent to release cargo against a guarantee, either bank or personal. Made when the consignee is unable to produce original ...

A shore that wind blows onto; it is best to stay well off a lee shore in a storm

A sailboat with two masts. Generally, the shorter mizzen mast is aft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post, while a similar vessel, the yawl, has the mizzen mast aft of the rudder post. The mizzen mast of a ketch is larger than that of a yawl.