A verb with a variety of meanings. To round in is to haul in quickly; to round up is to bring a sailing vessel head into the wind; to round down a tackle is to overhaul it; to round a mark is to pass a racing mark.

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The generic name for a tradable loan security issued by governments and companies as a means of .

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant entropy from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure. (calculated assuming ideal conditions).

(1) Small boat for one or two rowers. (2) Small fishing vessel with foresail, boom mainsail, and mizzen trysail.

A slang name for a bullying officer on a ship.

A rest for a cargo-boom when lowered for securing for sea.

Cargo-securing devices mounted in the floor of containers; allow lashing and securing of cargo.

A type of anaerobic digester that has a horizontal tank in which a constant volume of material is added and forces material in the tank to move through the tank and be digested.

A central clearing house for Britain's charities. Allows supporters to make tax-efficient donations.

The seller must deliver the goods to a pier and place them within reach of the ship's loading equipment. See Terms of Sale.

The standard promulgated by the Accounting Standards Board which requires that all sources of.

A round wood plug inserted in a hole to cover a nail, screw, or bolt.

Confined to an anchorage or haven through being unable to proceed because of stormy weather.

Usually refers to ethanol to 160 to 200 proof.

A solar heating system that uses a liquid as the heat transfer fluid.

A coating applied to the surface of the glazing of a window to reduce heat transfer through the window.

An index of the share prices of the 300 largest European companies, by market.

A plot of a wind energy conversion device's power output versus wind speed.

In the US, a closed end fund with a limited life and two main classes of shares. Holders of.