A protective options strategy in which a written call and a long put are taken against a previously.

In the US, financial protection of certain bank and credit union accounts by way of insurance.

Nautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal-passers, who fed the steam boilers.

The piston only compresses air with its stroke in one direction.

An endowment assurance, on the life of a child, which can be taken as cash at maturity or converted.

Goods from a captured ship which was permitted to be distributed among the captors at once.

A navigable route on a waterway, usually marked by buoys. Channels are deep enough for ships or boats to navigate without running aground.

A measurement. Parts per million

(CAES)An NASD inter-dealer automated execution system for listed 19c-3 securities. CAES is the NASD link.

Hinged covers for freeing ports.

Metric Tons. Unit of weight : metric tons of 1000 kilograms.

The amount of power per unit area of a free windstream.

The distribution of part of a company's earnings to shareholders, usually twice a year in the.

Moving belt which brings a continuous supply of buckets loaded with bulk commodities.

A legal paper or license of a boat or its captain.

An invoice provided by a supplier prior to the shipment of merchandise, informing the buyer of the kinds and quantities of goods to be sent, their value, and specifications (weight, size, etc.).

When a container or vessel has reached its volumetric capacity before its permitted weight limit.

Small marlinespike.

The tendency of a boat to move sideways in the water instead of along its heading due to the motion of currents or currents.

In spray painting applications, air trapped in a paint film caused by poor atomization during spraying.