To fasten a rope securely by taking turns around a cleat or bollard.

A system in which a working fluid is used over and over without introduction of new fluid, as in a hydronic heating system or mechanical refrigeration system.

An order in writing by one person to another to pay a specified sum to a specified person or.

The owner of securities whose name is registered by the issuing company or its transfer agent as.

A seasonal wind of persistent direction, characterized by a pronounced change in direction between seasons.

Successive shipments are permitted under letters of credit. Usually they must take place within a given period of time.

A deck crew member who is subordinate to the Able Bodied Seamen.

Water heated for residential washing, bathing, etc.

A requirement of the 1986 Financial Services Act and in turn the Financial Services Authority that a.

A company quoted on the London Stock Exchange which invests its shareholders' funds in the shares.

Concentration of a solution expressed in moles of solute divided by 1000 g of solvent.

See electrical resistivity.

A large plastic constant-level balloon for duration flying (in excess of 24 hours) at altitudes above 40,000 feet, used for the determination of wind fields and the measurement of upper atmospheric parameters.

Same as precipitation- effectiveness index.

Small sea that rises just above bows or gunwale.

A cargo movement in which the water carrier provides a through service between an inland point and the port of load/discharge. The carrier is responsible for cargo and costs from origin on to destination. Also known as IPI or Through Service.

The height above the ground that a horizontal axis wind turbine's hub is located.

A line drawn through all points on a map having the same amount of cloudiness.

Certificate given to a ship arriving from a foreign port, by the port's health officer, indicating that there are no cases of disease aboard the ship and the health of all on board is good.

A set of wheels that support the front of a container; used when the automotive unit is disconnected.