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A document allowing beneficiaries to vary the gifts specified in someone's will even after the.

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(ERISA)In the US, a federal law introduced for the protection of participants in private pension.

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An instrument for the measurement of the net flux of downward and upward total (solar and terrestrial) radiation through a horizontal surface.

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Tomorrow

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The total amount of electric energy loss in an electric system between the generation source and points of delivery.

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A type of schooner without a bowsprit.

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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.

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A hydrocarbon gas obtained from underground sources, often in association with petroleum and coal deposits. It generally contains a high percentage of methane, varying amounts of ethane, and inert gases; used as a heating fuel.

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Sailor's phrase for a seaman who has died.

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Life insurance in which the death benefit decreases over the term of the policy although the.

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A temporary injunction against ships or cargo to prevent their arrival or departure in time of war.2. Order to restrict the hauling of freight.

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A device to record temperature in a container while cargo is en route.

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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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Dangerously steep and breaking seas due to opposing currents and wind in a shallow area.

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To receive goods from a foreign country.

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Seaman's scornful name for any lead of a rope by which effort is lost or wasted.

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An elementary particle of an atom with a negative electrical charge and a mass of 1/1837 of a proton; electrons surround the positively charged nucleus of an atom and determine the chemical properties of an atom.

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A light sail, such as a spinnaker, used to make the most of light following winds.

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A compulsory tax on employment and investment income.

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