Used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast on a square rigged ship.

Speed or velocity of current (2) The leeway, or movement of the boat, when not under power, or when being pushed sideways while under power

A self-contained toilet that use the process of aerobic decomposition (composting) to break down feces into humus and odorless gases.

The unoccupied, and usually unfinished and unconditioned space between the floor, foundation walls, and the slab or ground of a building.

States that the volume of a gas, at constant temperature, varies inversely with the pressure.

The price at which units in a unit trust are bought by investors. Also known as the offer.

In the US, a plan which enables investors to accumulate shares in stock or a mutual fund by.

The tender of one lot of cargo at one time from one shipper to one consignee on one bill of lading.

A term which means in the meantime. See 'interim bonus' and 'interim.

A pressure tube anemometer, consisting of a pitot tube mounted on the windward end of a wind vane and a suitable manometer to measure the developed pressure and calibrated in units of wind.

This is the pressure found on the suction side of a refrigeration system.

The direct, diffuse, and reflected solar radiation that strikes a surface.

The place to which a shipment is consigned.- The place where carrier actually turns over cargo to consignee or his agent.

A compressor control mechanism designed to control performance output of the compressor to the demands of the plant process.

A metallic pad, usually embedded in concrete, on which the compressor feet are mounted.

The process of modifying some characteristic of a wave (the carrier) so that it varies in step with the instantaneous value of another wave (the modulating wave) in order to transmit a message. The modified characteristic may be frequency, phase, and/or a ...

The lowest wind speed at which a wind turbine begins producing useable power.

A slightly sloped roof, usually with a tar and gravel cover. Most commercial buildings use this kind of roof.

Through transportation of a container and its contents from consignor to consignee. Also known as House to House. Not necessarily a through rate.

A takeover bid by one company for another, in which the directors of the target company oppose.