Crane Barge.

That temperature at which, in a specified latitude, the reading of a particular barometer requires no temperature or latitude correction.

A large sail that is a cross between a spinnaker and a genoa. Hoisted without a pole, the tack is attached at the bottom of the headstay.

Futures contracts where the underlying instruments are financial such as shares, interest rates,.

To transfer containers from one ship to another when both vessels are controlled by the same network (carrier) manager.

The process of producing electricity by transforming other forms or sources of energy into electrical energy; measured in kilowatt-hours.

The measurement and computation of wind speeds and directions at various levels above the surface of the earth. Methods include pilot balloon observations, rabals, rawin or rawinsonde observations, radar tracking, or acoustic sounding.

Material such as brick, rock, or stone.

A type of incandescent lamp with an interior coating of aluminum that reflects light to the front of the bulb. They are designed to spread light over specific areas.

A type of electrical thermometer consisting of two thermocouples which are series-connected with a potentiometer and a constant-temperature bath. One couple, called the reference junction, is placed in a constant-temperature bath, while the other is used ...

The part of the upper deck which is abaft the mainmast, or in that general location of a ship without one. The quarterdeck was normally reserved for officers.

The tide with the least variation in water level, occurring when the moon is one quarter and three quarters full. The lowest high tide and the highest low tide occur at neap tide. The opposite is the spring tide.

An option is deep in-the-money when it is so far in-the-money that it is unlikely to go.

Family income assurance in which the assured may, if he or she chooses, increase premiums in line.

To repeat an order for information to the crew.

A transducer for converting thermal energy directly into electrical energy. It is composed of pairs of thermocouples which are connected either in series or in parallel. Thermopiles are used in thermoelectric radiation instruments when the output of a sin ...

A pole used to assist in raising a tower.

The products of all combustion processes formed by the combination of nitrogen and oxygen.

Barometer in which pressure is determined by balancing air pressure against the weight of a column of mercury in an evacuated glass tube.

Wind with a speed between 22 and 27 knots (25 and 31 mph); Beaufort scale number 6.