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The lowest charge that can be assessed to transport a shipment.

A unit of illuminance or illumination equal to one lumen per foot'. This is the illuminance provided by a light source of one candle at a distance of one foot.

A spar which projects forward from the bow of some boats, and extends the sail plan by allowing the headsails to be secured further forward.

To lower, sink deeper.

The difference between (i) turnover and (ii) the cost of making a product or providing a service,.

(IPO)The first offering of a company's shares to the public known in the UK as a flotation. IPO was.

An indicator which signals the difference in pressure between any two points of a system or a component.

The practically steady winds blowing toward the equator, N.E. in the northern and SE. in the southern hemisphere.

The number of revolutions that the motor turns in a given time period (i.e. revolutions per minute, rpm).

Cat standards signify that a financial product meets certain standards on Charges, Access and.

(EPP)A pension plan which is tailored for directors and senior executive.

Radiation with wavelengths greater than 4 microns. (In meteorology, same as infrared radiation.)

Apparatus from which the nature and time of precipitation may be determined.

An instrument for determining the degree of polarization of light. See photopolarimeter.

A signal which is hoisted during a sailing race to protest the actions of another (for rules infractions)

The local climate of specific place or habitat, as influenced by landscape features.

Refers to a transaction made at a price lower than the preceding.

Generally, the relative states of inflow, outflow, and storage of moisture over a given area of earth's surface.

In water transportation, the deliberate sacrifice of cargo to make the vessel safe for the remaining cargo. Those sharing in the spared cargo proportionately cover the loss.