: Regular ship shaped vessel, production ship. Positioned by anchors or dynamic positioning. Has its own propulsion machinery.

The largest circle which can be inscribed on a sphere by a plane that cuts through the center of the sphere. On the earth, the equator is a great circle, as are all the meridians of longitude which pass through both poles. The shortest distance between tw ...

One which blows across a boat's side

A horseshoe-shaped or circular reef of coral surrounding a lagoon.

A comprehensive legislative package that mandates and encourages energy efficiency standards, alternative fuel use, and the development of renewable energy technologies. Public Law 102-486, October 24th, 1992. Also authorized the Federal Energy Regulatory ...

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

Formation of isolated particles of corrosion products beneath a metal surface. This results from the prcferential reactions of certain alloy constituents to inward diffusion of oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur.

Wind with a speed between 34 and 40 knots (39 and 46 mph); Beaufort scale number 8.

A hydrometeor consisting of an aggregate of microscopic and more-or-less hygroscopic water droplets suspended in the atmosphere. It reduces visibility to a lesser extent than fog. The relative humidity of mist is often less than 95 percent.

The last day on which the seller can present documents to the advising or issuing bank.

To keep close.

Temperature at which condesation first occurs and moisture is formed.

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Geological Survey Ship.

A byproduct of low-temperature carbonization of a solid fuel.

A unit of work done by the force of one dyne acting through a distance of one centimeter.

Securities, such as some debentures (perpetual debentures) and certain government loan stock.

A metal in which the available electron energy levels are occupied in such away that the d-band contains less than its maximum number of ten electrons per atom, for example, iron, cobalt, nickel, and tungsten. The distinctive properties of the transition ...

Programmable Read-Only Memory. Read-only memory which can be programmed by the user using a special hardware programmer.