A device built into or installed above a combustion appliance to assure the escape of combustion byproducts, to prevent backdrafting of the appliance, or to neutralize the effects of the stack action of the chimney or vent on the operation of the applianc ...

A rope passed around (center) a boat or other object for hanging.

A measure of actual stock price changes over a specific period of time. Defined as the standard.

A charge imposed by a fund management company to cover administrative and marketing costs, and to.

Is a pipe extending downward from the bottom of the airline to collect any condensation flow in the pipe.

An electrical discharge caused by certain atmospheric conditions, which takes place around the rigging. Known by many other names, it was regarded by many superstitious seamen as a favorable omen, foretelling the end of stormy weather. And others believed ...

A contract in which payment of premiums covers the insured against something which may, or may not.

Traditionally a ship's bell is made of brass and has her name engraved on it. It is used for striking the bells which mark the passage of time (see Bells) and is also used as a fog signal as an audible warning of a ship's position.

Surface Transportation Assistance Act

The principal vertical timber in a ship's bow.

Money paid by shipper to Master of ship for diligence in care of cargo. Not now paid to Master, but added to freight. Amount was usually about 1% of freight.

A spring loaded pressure relief valve actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve. The valve opens normally in proportion to the pressure increase over the opening pressure.

A container insulated on the walls, roof, floor, and doors, to reduce the effect of external temperatures on the cargo.

The process by which water in plants is transferred as water vapor to the atmosphere. Also, the amount of water so transferred.

International standard serial number

Former name for the equipment of a vessel, and included the personnel.

A traditional maritime saying to indicate that it is time for a morning drink, it was generally assumed that in northern latitudes the sun would show above the foreyard of a ship by 11.00 which was approximately the time in many ships of the forenoon "sta ...

A common utility monetary measure equal to one-thousandth of a dollar or a tenth of a cent.

A slab floor that sits directly on top of the surrounding ground.

(HIT)A tax on gifts made by an individual in the seven years before death, and on the value of assets.