The passing of several turns of line across the jaw of a hook to prevent something on the hook, such as an eye or a line, from jumping clear.

A bank account set up to control a person's regular expenditure. The account would typically.

A licence, granted by one company (franchisor) to another company or person (franchisee), entitling.

A pointed spar driven into the bottom and projecting above the water; when driven at the corners of a dock, they are termed fender piles.

A method of signaling and communicating using two flags held in position by the signaler, the positions of the flags denoting the meaning.

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

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

A person specialising in insurance matters and who gives advice on the subject as well as arranging.

Loss of effective propeller thrust caused by the blades cutting across the column of water sucked along by the propeller instead of working in it. Can also lead to heavy vibration of the vessel.

Lloyds open form

An old term for getting married.

A type of structural, insulated product with foam insulation contained between two facings of drywall, or structural wood composition boards such as plywood, waferboard, and oriented strand board.

The gap between government spending and revenue and thus the amount that needs to be borrowed. .

A term used when money is borrowed in a foreign.

A particular type of order which a client gives to his broker when buying shares.

A large plastic constant-level balloon for duration flying at very high altitudes.

A small channel or opening in a filter medium which allows passage of gas.

A large body of water taken aboard (ship a sea).

A dining room on a ship.

Are of two kinds: First, those built in permanently and part of the ship's structure, used for the reception of water ballast, fuel, oil, or liquid cargo; second, those constructed specially and removable if necessary. These vary greatly in size and shape ...