(Bridging loan) Commission or fees charged by a broker for conducting transactions for its.

Vessel moves to a new area for a new season.

London Institute of Shipping and Transport

Name sometimes used in place of pyranometer as a generic term.

A strong wind characterized by a sudden onset, a duration on the order of minutes, and a rather sudden decrease in speed.

Differential Global Positioning System

Merchant Ship Naval Augmentation Program.

A door-like device located at the mouth of a fireplace chimney flue for controlling the direction and flow of the draft in the fireplace as well as the amount of oxygen that the fire receives.

The actual power rating that is developed by a motor before losses occur.

A mortgage which carries priority over any subsequent mortgages if the borrower goes into default.

Wind with a speed between 17 and 21 knots (19 and 24 mph); Beaufort scale number 5.

A method of payment for goods in which the buyer pays the seller in advance of the shipment of goods. Usually employed when the goods, such as specialized machinery, are built to order.

Government officials responsible for regulating goods, services and supplies into a country.

A type of heating system where water is heated in a boiler and either moves by natural convection or is pumped to heat exchangers or radiators in rooms; radiant floor systems have a grid of tubing laid out in the floor for distributing heat. The temperatu ...

A hygrometer based upon the diffusion of water vapor through a porous membrane.

The value of the quantity measured, as indicated or otherwise provided by a measuring instrument.

(1) A line by which the end of a spar is hoisted or lowered. (2) A line that holds up the boom when it is not being used. (3) A line from the upper mast which controls the height of the spinnaker pole.

The last day on which the beneficiary can present a valid claim to the bank.

The amount of work done on or by a system is equal to the amount of energy transferred to or from the system.

An anemometer which measures wind speed by means of the properties of wind-borne sound waves. It operates on the principle that the propagation velocity of a sound wave in a moving medium is equal to the velocity of sound with respect to the medium plus t ...