The magnetic compass used by the navigator as a standard.

A device that indicates pressure differential above or below atmospheric pressure.

BTU. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit under set conditions of temperature and pressure.

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a trade was reported for a transaction.

Someone who thinks money is to be made in the market by doing exactly the opposite of what the.

The basic unit of measurement for lumber. One board foot is equal to a oneinch board, 12 inches wide and one foot long. Thus, a board ten feet long, 12 inches wide, and one inch thick contains ten board feet.

The providing of all information by a company in accordance with the requirements of a regulatory.

A person or firm performing a consolidation service for others. The consolidator takes advantage of lower full carload (FCL) rates, and savings are passed on to shippers.

An investor who plots information about share prices and trading volumes on a chart, looking for.

Said of a vessel's anchor, or cable when the amount of cable out is not more than one-and-a-half times the depth of water.

Air or vapor given off or expelled as a byproduct or result of an operation or treatment process.

A power or sailing boat used by pi-lots (men who have local knowledge of navigation hazards of ports).

Sails that lie in the direction of the ship's length and whose luffs abut the masts or are attached to stays.

A compartment forward where the chain cable is stowed.

(1) The flag traditionally flown by pirate ships. (2) The name given by sailors to the bubonic plague, whose victims were said to turn black.

A bollard with horizontal arms, forming the shape of a cross, as a means of belaying lines.

Specially designed for the transport of chemicals.

Formerly an abbreviation for the Commodity Exchange in New York and now a division of the New York.

The anti-corrosive paint used on and above the waterline.

See 'occupational pension.