An ornamental knot to provide a stopper on the end of a line.

A pricing model devised by Fischer Black and Myron Scholes in 1973.

The speed and direction of the wind felt or measured when stationary. The motion of a boat will cause the wind to appear to be coming at a different direction and speed, which is known as apparent wind

(DAX)The index for the largest 30 German companies quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Effectively a guarantee of payment of interest and repayment of principal of a bond issued by a.

(HIT)A tax on gifts made by an individual in the seven years before death, and on the value of assets.

Same as precipitation- effectiveness index.

See stage.

The best of its type of fishing boat. Word originates from a time when the crew used to fish from the deck of a vessel. The best fisherman got the highest place on deck, up in the bow, so his line was the highest above the sea.

A complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp(s), housing, and connection to the power circuit.

A valve operated by a thermostat that can be installed in solar water heating systems to mix cold water with water from the collector loop to maintain a safe water temperature.

See. (bridging loan) Broker to broker. A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a transaction was between two member.

Spaces in which the continuous or prolonged presence of seafarers is necessary for normal operational periods.

A type of cistern barometer in which the level of mercury in the cistern is adjusted to the zero point of the scale before each reading.

The top of a wheelhouse, forecastle, etc., having the form of a turtle's back.

The principal vertical timber in a ship's bow.

An amount to be paid for energy periodically by a customer without regard to demand or energy consumption.

Any material that can be burned to make energy.

A warm, dry wind on the lee side of a mountain range, the warmth and dryness due to adiabatic compression upon descent.

Of equal or constant pressure, with respect to either space or time.