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A port where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and stuffed into containers but then moved to another coastal port to be waded on a vessel.

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A measure of the moisture content of air; may be expressed as absolute, mixing ratio, saturation deficit, relative, or specific.

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A power plant that produces electricity by the force of water falling through a hydro turbine that spins a generator.

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The directors are a company's most senior managers and are elected to run the company by.

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To drag the bottom for an anchor. Also, large oars used in small vessels to force them ahead.

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An option strategy which involves, in one single transaction, the simultaneous purchase (sale) of a.

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Small pump for shower drainage

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(FOOTSIE)An index of the share prices of the 100 largest companies (by market capitalisation) in the UK.

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The mean difference between the readings of a given instrument and those of a standard instrument.

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A heavy longitudinal timber placed over the keel in a ship's stern through which the propeller shaft passes.

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A load management objective that moves loads from on-peak periods to off-peak periods.

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A paint applied to the boat's bottom below the waterline which contains "poisons", such as copper, to inhibit the growth of marine life such as weeds or barnacles.

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When a boat has two separate fins, instead of a centerboard or keel, they are referred to as bilge boards.

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An energy band in a semiconductor in which electrons can move freely in a solid, producing a net transport of charge.

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This type of heat pump is known as an air-to air system.

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The temperature of the air as measured by a standard thermometer.

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Is the piping between the compressor and the aftercooler, the aftercooler separator and the air receiver.

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An international charge card enabling the holder to obtain goods and services without the need to.

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See: 'National Insurance (NI).

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There is no such thing on a boat! See Fender.

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