In general terms, the increase in value of an asset. As far as shares are concerned,.

The official who is in charge of a harbor, enforcing all its applicable regulations.

A labyrinth type filter having the active surfaces continuously splashed with oil. Most pollutants are absorbed by the oil which when circulated releases its pollutants, which sink by gravity to the bottom of the oil pan.

Polaris, the North Star, is visible in the northern hemisphere and indicates the direction of north. In the southern hemisphere the Southern Cross is used to find the direction of south.

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

To fill the seams of a vessel with pitch.

Motor

Person given a passage in one of H.M. ships; usually on compassionate grounds.

Classifications of fires developed by the National Fire Protection Association.

A structure or media that absorbs heat.

The amount that the voltage, current, and/or power output of a solar cell changes due to a change in the cell temperature.

Small boat similar to and including jetskis

A balloon-borne instrument for the simultaneous measurement and transmission of meteorological data. It includes transducers for the measurement of pressure, temperature, and humidity; a modulator for the conversion of the output of the transducers to a q ...

Detention (See DAMFORDET)

Reversing the position of an object or line.

A knot used to tie two lines together.

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

A product of crude oil that is used for space heating, diesel engines, and electrical generation.

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