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A construction element applied to the outermost surface of an exterior wall.

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Estimated account

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is an ideal process that may be stopped and made to retrace its steps and restore to the systems or surroundings all work and heat previously removed. It is frictionless.

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A compartment on or near the bridge of a ship that contains the steering wheel and other controls, compass, charts, navigating equipment and means of communicating with the engine room and other parts of the ship. Also known as wheelhouse

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A metal fitting on the mast that the stays attached to the mast; a fitting on the mast for securing rigging.

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The space between decks. The name of the deck or decks between the ceiling and main deck.

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In reference to a wind energy conversion device, the ratio of rotor blade surface area to the frontal, swept area that the rotor passes through.

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A term used when money is borrowed in a foreign.

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

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The difference between the selling price of an item and the purchase or manufacturing cost,.

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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 ...

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A white navigation light carried by vessels under way at night to indicate their presence and give an indication of their course.

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The soft sandstone block sailors use to scrub the deck, so-called, because seamen were on their knees to use it.

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A type of automatic thermostat (used on solar heating systems) that responds to temperature differences (between collectors and the storage components) so as to regulate the functioning of appliances (to switch transfer fluid pumps on and off).

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A certificate, issued by a bank to a depositor, indicating a sum of money has been deposited for a.

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Accumulation of foreign matter, such as mud or debris, in a cooler, pipe, or valve. In a cooler, H 2 O D P and D T will be seen to increase, as well as CTD.

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(GNP)The total value of all goods and services produced by a country. Real growth in GNP measures the.

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Tables prepared from the psychrometric formula and used to obtain vapor pressure, relative humidity, and dew point from values of wet-bulb and dry-bulb temperatures.

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The borrowing of money by the master using his ship as security.

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An expression of surprise or unbelief, as when a ship strikes a rock or shoal so hard that her timbers shiver.

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