A fund in which the objective is to outperform the market average by actively seeking out stocks.

The record of a barograph.

The title of a commander of a fleet or a subdivision of it.

Hazardous Materials

The non-combustible residue of a combusted substance composed primarily of alkali and metal oxides.

A unit of pressure equal to 10' dyne per cm-' (101 barye), 1000 millibars. 29.53 inches of mercury.

A continuous-recording barometer.

The relationship which the return on a stock has with the return on the market as a whole, often.

Enhanced Group Call

Information Management Services.

Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels.

Any small enclosed space in which unwanted items are stowed when clearing up decks.

An instrument which determines the altitude of an object with respect to a fixed level. There are two general types of altimeters: (a) the pressure altimeter, which gives an approximate measure of altitude from a pressure measurement and an assumed standa ...

(1) A solid solution of one or more elements in body-centered cubic iron. Unless otherwise designated (for instance, as chromium ferrite), the solute is generally assumed to be carbon. On some equilibrium diagrams, there are two ferrite regions separated ...

Refers to marine matters such as an Admiralty Court.

Joint Venture

Moves anchors and tow drilling vessels, lighters and similar.

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

Tanker Fresh Water.

A hole in a tank, boiler or compartment on a ship, designed to allow the passage of a man for examination, cleaning, and repairs.