A term commonly used in connection with a bill of lading. It involves the transfer of rights, title and interest in order to assign goods by endorsing the bill of lading.

Sailing in the same direction as the wind with the wind coming from the stern.

A type of anemometer in which the rotation of an element serves to measure the wind. Rotation anemometers are divided into two classes; those in which the axis of rotation is horizontal, such as the windmill anemometer, and those in which the axis of rota ...

The distance from the surface of the water to the main deck or gunwale.

Old Latin name for the south wind.

(1) The location from which a vessel is steered and its speed controlled; navigation and command center of the vessel. (2) A man made structure crossing a body of water.

Ship Tracking and Retrieval System

A method of storing a sail, e.g., by rolling the jib around the headstay.

To haul on a rope, to haul up tight, to hoist the last possible inch or so.

A loan made by an employer to an employee on which interest is either not charged or is less than.

On square-rigged ships, an additional sail set in good weather outside the square sails when the wind was abaft the beam.

The north end of the earth's axis and also called North Geographic Pole. The direction indicated by 000

Freedom Of Navigation

An investment in a power plant or demand side management measures or programs, that become uneconomical due to increased competition in the electric power market. For example, an electric power plant may produce power that is more costly than what the mar ...

Covered tunnels within a ship through which the tail shafts pass.

Cubic feet per minute (cfm) of air required at the inlet to the distribution system.

In reference to a wind turbine, a condition when the rotor stops turning.

A room that faces south (in the northern hemisphere), or a small structure attached to the south side of a house.

A metallic coating obtained bydipping the base metal into a molten metal.

A faintly-colored circular arc similar to a rainbow but formed on fog layers containing drops whose diameters are 100 microns or less. Also called mistbow, white rainbow.