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In heating and cooling system distribution ductwork, the transformation pieces connecting horizontal round leaders to vertical rectangular stacks.

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VF

Vehicles Ferry.

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DBH

Destroyed By Hurricane

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Nickname for waves breaking into foam.

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An institution which takes deposits from individuals, companies, organisations etc..

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A reserve appliance; for example, a standby generator for a home or commercial building.

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Lines on the Earths surface joining point where there is no magnetic variation.

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Consignments of cargo sent abroad in a ship to be sold or bartered by the master to best advantage or when the opportunity arises.

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A system operated by the clearing banks in which a paper slip/document instructs a bank branch to.

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Said of a rope when it is under such tension that it is practically rigid.

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The main industrial non-ferrous metals excluding precious metals and minor metals. These are.

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Numerous shipments from different shippers to one consignee that are consolidated and treated as a single consignment.

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Bankers Automated Clearing Services BACS is an APACS clearing company which provides an automated clearing service for payments.

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One of the 3 possible distances:The max height from the water line to the topmost of a ship,The clearance between the topmost point and a bridge over a river,The max height from the water line to the top of the hatch coamings.

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An instrument for measuring the intensity of direct solar radiation at normal incidence. See Angstrom compensation pyrheliometer, Eppley pyrheliometer, Michaelson actinograph. silver- disc pyrheliometer, spectropyrheliometer, waterflow pyrheliometer.

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A tanker of the maximum size capable of transit of the Panama Canal (approx. 50,000-80,000 DWT) (breadth normally the limiting factor)

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Large and long-winged seabird of the southern hemisphere capable of long flights. It was believed among seamen that albatrosses embodied the souls of dead sailors, and it was considered unlucky to kill one.

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A graph that indicates the distribution of wind speeds as a function of the cumulative number of hours that the wind speed exceeds a given wind speed in a year.

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The number of degrees per day that the daily average temperature (the mean of the maximum and minimum recorded temperatures) is below a base temperature, usually 65 degrees Fahrenheit, unless otherwise specified; used to determine indoor space heating req ...

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USC

United States Code

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