American Shipbrokers Association

Order given to a boat's crew when going alongside under oars. Denotes that boat has sufficient way, and that oars are to be placed inside the boat.

A docking line going at approximately a right angle from the boat to the dock, preventing movement away from the dock.

A solar energy concentrating technology that uses a linear receiver that tracks the focal area of a reflector or array of reflectors.

The thermal energy used in an industrial process.

Method of payment for goods in which documents transferring title are given the buyer upon payment of cash to an intermediary acting for the seller, usually a commission house.

A stationary, spirally shaped passage that converts velocity head to pressure.

A component of a water heating system that opens at a designated temperature or pressure to prevent a possible tank, radiator, or delivery pipe rupture.

Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System. A global meteorological model operated by the Department of Defense.

Taiwan (Flag)

Ties used to tie up the sails when they are furled to the boom or yards.

Sailing upwind so close to the wind that the forward edge of the sail is stalling or luffing, reducing the power generated by the sail and the angle of heel. Also known as pinching.

A spread strategy that decreases the account's cash balance when it is established. A bull spread.

A term used in permanent health insurance which refers to a period, prior to payment by the.

A type of term assurance in which, following the death of the life assured, instalments, rather than.

An order to stop; as, "Avast heaving!"

Shares bought in anticipation of an above average income being produced. Also referred to.

International Support Vessel Owners Association

Value of soil moisture, expressed as a percentage of the mass of dry soil, below which a plant living in the soil dies by wilting.

Human Resources Department.