Same as an upper air observation, but commonly used to refer to a single complete radiosonde observation.

A winch designed for hoisting and lowering the life boat.

An auction of multiple identical items in which the winning bidder pays the price bid by the lowest.

An inland point provided by an all water carrier's through bill of lading in the U.S. by first discharging the container in an East Coast port.

A measure of the intrinsic luminous intensity emitted by a source in a given direction. Luminance is a measure only of light. The comparable term for electromagnetic radiation in general is radiance.

A free and mobile conduction electron or hole in a semiconductor.

A family of chemicals composed primarily of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine whose principal applications are as refrigerants and industrial cleansers and whose principal drawback is the tendency to destroy the Earth's protective ozone layer.

A City professional whose job is to decide how fund money is invested.

Changing the consignee or destination on a bill of lading while shipment is still in transit. Diversion has substantially the same meaning.

A line or wire from the mast to the bow or stern of a ship, for support of the mast; rigging used to support the mast from forward or aft.

General term for any device that measures precipitation: principally a rain gauge or snow gauge.

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Invisible waves in the electromagnetic spectrum that are used to communicate (radio) - and navigate (radar).

An emergency signal flare that will float down on a parachute after launch, hopefully improving its visibility.

An automatic or manual device designed to control pressure, flow or temperature.

Percentage of freight payable to broker (by owners in c/p's) or applicable to sale or purchase.

Brittle failure by cracking under the combined action of tensile stress and corrosion in the presence of water and hydrogen sulfide. See also environmental cracking.

A line drawn through geographical points having the same pluvial index.

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The total radiation incident on a specific surface area over a time interval.