A draft that matures either a certain number of days after acceptance or a certain number of days after the date of the draft.

Development of the lugsail rig where the sail is cut with a very short luff and lon leech.

A system of astronomical time in which the sun crosses the true north-south meridian at 12 noon, and which differs from local time according to longitude, time zone, and equation of time.

The portion of a valve used to guide the disc.

The granting of voting rights to holders of non-voting shares in a company. Non-voting shares are.

A liquid piston compressor is a rotary compressor in which a vaned rotor revolves in an elliptical casing, with the rotor spaces sealed by a ring of liquid rotating with it inside the casing.

A fender made of granulated cork and covered with woven tarred stuff.

A barge which loads material dumped into it by a dredger and discharges the cargo through the bottom.

The horizontal movement of the water due to tide

Lines drawn on a weather map indicating regions of equal pressure. When the lines are close together, this indicates a rapid change in air pressure, accompanied by strong winds.

Abbreviation for "Gross Vehicle Weight." The combined total weight of a vehicle and its container, inclusive of prime mover.

A vertical longitudinal center line section of a vessel.

Readiness of cargo.

A Latin term meaning "For the sake of form."

TRADES Foreign-to-foreign trade carried by ships from a nation other than the two trading nations.

A line attached to the crown of an anchor and used to help free it in the event it becomes fouled.

A mutual association formed by people with a common affiliation such as employees, a union or a.

The markets in which eurocurrencies are traded, the largest being.

Graduated fixed stake used in regions of abundant snowfall to facilitate the measurement of snow depth.