The pressure of the air at sea level; one standard atmosphere at zero degrees centigrade is equal to 14.695 pounds per square inch (1.033 kilograms per square centimeter).

Moves anchors and tow drilling vessels, lighters and similar.

Steam generating units used aboard ship to provide steam for propulsion (and) for heating and other auxiliary purposes.

An old maritime expression meaning "immediately", as "let go amain" (drop the anchor at once!).

London Interbank Offered Rate

An instrument designed to measure quantities of heat. Sometimes used in meteorology to measure solar radiation.

The portion of the strearnflow during any month or year derived from precipitation in previous months or years.

Tanker Fresh Water.

The record of a barograph.

That part of the ocean lying below 300 fathoms from the surface.

Original Equipment Manufacturer. An original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, manufactures products or components that are purchased by another company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name.[OEM refers to the company that originally ma ...

The amount of money needed to purchase equipment, buildings, tools, and other manufactured goods that can be used in production.

Regular investment of a fixed dollar amount in a mutual fund with dividends.

Enhanced Group Call

The stress level in a material at or above the yield strength but below the ultimate strength, i.e., a stress in the plastic range.

Same as atmospheric pressure.

A type of air compressor in which air is compressed in a series of stages as it flows axaily through a decreasing tubular area.

Hazardous Materials

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An offer which is not conditional in any way.