An investor who believes that the prices of shares are going to rise. He is therefore a buyer in.

See 'European-style.

Precipitation of very small, white opaque particles of ice, fairly flat or elongated, with diameters less than 1 mm. The solid equivalent of drizzle.

(1) A round eye through which a line is led, usually in order to change the direction of pull. (2) A thick piece of glass set flush in the deck to admit light below.

To lie at anchor; to ride out; to safely weather a storm whether at anchor or underway.

A line leading forward from the end of a mainsail boom to prevent the boom from swinging inboard while broad reaching or running. also Preventer

Type of tanker used to carry different types of oil for human consumption.

A source of power (electricity) that can displace power from another source so that source's power can be transmitted to more distant loads.

A turbine that has a runner with attached blades similar to a propeller used to drive a ship. As water passes over the curved propeller blades, it causes rotation of the shaft.

The apparent angle of the sun north or south of the eath's equatorial plane. The earth's rotation on its axis causes a daily change in the declination.

A type of window glazing films used to block the infrared (heat) portion of the solar spectrum but admit a higher portion of visible light.

The price at which a market maker will buy shares or, in the case of unit trusts, the price at.

Confirms the transfer of ownership of certain goods to another person in return for money paid or loaned.

To subject petroleum oil to heat for breaking down into lighter products.

A reversal pattern in technical analysis. Technically, it is an decline to one price level,.

The Financial Services Act 1986 defines investment business to include dealing, arranging deals in,.

When an anchored vessel is forced, by wind or current, to swing across her anchor so as to risk fouling it with her own cable, she is said to break sheer.

To sail as close as possible to the wind. Some boats can point better than others, sailing closer to the wind.

A region in which businesses get special tax advantages (including exemption from business rates) as.

Pieces of ice, about the size of a small house, that have broken off a glacier.