Said of cable when it extends vertically and taut from anchor to hawsepipe.

In general, a person employed in a sea-going vessel. In some cases, applied to a seaman who works on deck.

Short for compressed natural gas or CNG. A type of compressed gas used as fuel for stoves and heaters. CNG is stored in metal cylinders prior to use. CNG is considered safer than other types of fuel such as propane LPG - because it is lighter than air and ...

A temporary injunction against ships or cargo to prevent their arrival or departure in time of war.2. Order to restrict the hauling of freight.

Performing a chromate treatment

To make secure

Nickname for a ship's cooper.

A prisoner sold in the slave market. He was forced to serve in the war galleys, where he pulled on one of the oars.

A coating of ice, generally clear and smooth. formed by the freezing of supercooled water on a surface.

To assemble passengers and/or crew.

Pockets in a sail where battens can be placed to stiffen the sail.

The part of a rotating element that counteracts any inherent thrust developed by the impellers.

The period, normally 30 days, during which an insurance policy remains in force even though the.

People aged 65 to 74 are entitled to an additional personal tax allowance provided total earnings.

The sequence of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers..

That part of snow melt that reaches stream channels as runoff.

Any gaseous, liquid, or solid fuel used for indoor space heating.

The amount of solar radiation striking a surface per unit of time and area.

An electrochemical battery that uses lead and lead oxide for electrodes and sulfuric acid for the electrolyte.

An agreement in which one person is answerable for compensating the losses of another..