all material and energy present in and around an operating system, such as dust, air moisture, chemicals, and thermal energy.

A support wire running from the upper part of the mast to the bow of the boat designed to pull the mast forward. A forestay that attaches slightly below the top of the mast can be used to help control the bend of the mast. The most forward stay on the boa ...

Straps to hook your feet under in cockpit when hiking out.

A commonly used analysis for reporting fuel properties; may be on a dry (moisture free) basis, as "fired", or on an ash and moisture free basis. Fractions usually reported include: volatile matter, fixed carbon, moisture, ash, and heating value (higher he ...

A law to protect consumers and investors. It placed geographic restrictions on mergers and limitations on diversification into non-utility lines of business and takeovers of electric and gas utilities, and also established regulated monopoly markets or se ...

An account with a bank or financial institution which earns interest normally proportional to and.

The current community - current members are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,.

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

Same as pitot tube.

2,204.6 pounds or 1,000 kilograms.

The rate (in liters or gallons per minute, cubic meters or cubic feet per second, or other quantity per time unit) Air related flows are usually expressed in CFM, SCFM, ACFM, ICFM

(Bridging loan) (Bridging loan) The phenomenon of rising share prices amid a mood of general euphoria, leading (inevitably,.

Energy that is transmitted by pressure waves in air or other materials and is the objective cause of the sensation of hearing.

A combined index of the FTSE 100 and the FTSE 250. See also FTSE Actuaries All-Share.

Interest cover measures the amount of interest paid by a company on its borrowings against its.

Instrument used to measure the amount of water evaporated from the soil surface during a given time interval.

Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.

Federal Maritime Commission. The U.S. Governmental regulatory body responsible for administering maritime affairs including the tariff system, Freight Forwarder Licensing, enforcing the conditions of the Shipping Act and approving conference or other carr ...

The damping of interior temperature fluctuations by massive construction.

The maximum static pulling force produced through a vessel’s harbor pile towing test.