A term applied to a bracket supporting the after end of the propeller shaft and the propeller.

Running ashore (hitting the bot-tom).

A method of financial and economic analysis used to determine present and future values of investments or expenses.

The fine particulate matter entrained in the flue gases of a combustion power plant.

The amount of solar energy that passes through a glazing material, expressed as a percentage.

The two times of the year when the sun is apparently farthest north and south of the earth's equator; usually occurring on or around June 21 (summer solstice in northern hemisphere, winter solstice for southern hemisphere) and December 21 (winter solstice ...

A device designed to enable accumulated liquids to be held for draining in a compressed air system.

A strategy in which one call and one put with the same expiration, but different strike prices, are.

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

A former tax on a deceased person's estate and the forerunner of capital transfer tax which itself.

US dollar currency deposited in banks outside the.

The amount payable by the insured in return for indemnification against specified.

A system of designating meteorological observing stations by number. established and administered by the World Meteorological Organization. Under this scheme, specified areas of the word are divided into "blocks" each bearing a two-number designator. Stat ...

A sail plan in which the main and/or mizzen, or the foresail of a schooner, is of triangular shape, very long in the luff and set from a tall mast. This is almost now universal in all sailing yachts.

An old seafaring dish made of boiled oatmeal seasoned with salt, sugar, and butter.

Written contract for the purchase of a ship.

The potentially useful byproducts of ethanol fermentation process.

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.

Apparatus designed to measure the amount of precipitation falling in the form of snow. The device determines the weight of the snow or the volume of water after the snow melts.

Country, island or territory the vessel visits.