The lowest price reached by a given security or index during a given.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Amount of condensate collected in the intercooler.

The portion of the deck between the forecastle and quarterdeck of a sailing vessel.

General Average

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(1) A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, and a higher clew.

A hand held rock drill worked by compressed air.

Sediment & Water (formerly BS&W)

Ceiling panels that contain electric resistance heating elements embedded within them to provide radiant heat to a room.

A charge imposed when investors redeem (sell) shares in mutual funds, which has the effect of.

Federation of American Controlled Shipping.

Pressure Vacuum (Valve)

A small freshwater mollusk that was accidentally introduced to North American waters via ballast water from a transoceanic vessel. The zebra mussel has had significant negative economic and ecological effects: It clogs water intake pipes and attaches to a ...

Prefix before a ship's name to indicate that she is a steamship.

Abbreviation for "Transportation and Exportation." Customs form used to control cargo movement from port of entry to port of exit, meaning that the cargo is moving from one country, through the United States, to another country.

Used by some seamen to describe St. Elmo's Fire.

Fit and beautiful (describing a boat)

The cover for the gear box, drive train, generator, and other components of a wind turbine.

A material made of tarred hemp or manila rope fibers, used for caulking seams of decks and sides of a wooden ship in order to make them watertight.

A measure of the capacity of a material to resist heat transfer. The R-Value is the reciprocal of the conductivity of a material (U-Value). The larger the R-Value of a material, the greater its insulating properties.