Erosion rate per unit of erosion index in a cultivated continuous fallow soil.

A device worn around a person's body that can be tethered to jack lines to help prevent a person from falling overboard.

Prefix before a ship's name to indicate that she is a steamship.

The national flag flown on a jackstaff on the bow of naval ships while anchored.

The floor or bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat

A drive arrangement for power transmission to compressors.

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(Ex Works) (...Named Place): A Term of Sale which means that the seller fulfills the obligation to deliver when he or she has made the goods available at his/her premises (i.e., works, factory, warehouse, etc.) to the buyer. In particular, the seller is n ...

International Maritime Consultative Organization. A forum in which most major maritime nations participate and through which recommendations for the carriage of dangerous goods, bulk commodities, and maritime regulations become internationally acceptable.

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Liquid flows through into the valve and flows out through one of two tubes which is selected by changing the angle of a lever.

Used by some seamen to describe St. Elmo's Fire.

A small flag placed at the mast head to show wind direction.

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The Quebec pennant is flown when first entering a country, indicating that the people on the ship are healthy and that the vessel wants permission to visit the country. The flag means "My vessel is healthy and I request free pratique.

Eskimo word for a light, covered-in canoe type boat.

Any sailboat with a four-sided mainsail, defined by two booms, one located on the bottom, perpendicular to the mast, and another, located on top, at an angle from the mast.

A deposit resulting from the oxidation and polymerization of fuels and lubricants when exposed to high temperatures. Similar to, but harder, than varnish.