Tools that operate by air pressure.

Same as rain gauge.

A piece of wood fitted in various places to act as a preventative to chafe.

Seaman's name for a reef knot tied upside down. also called a "granny" knot.

A schooner with a square rigged sail on the forward mast.

The manner in which a shipment moves; i.e., the carriers handling it and the points at which the carriers interchange.

A document confirming that recently-purchased insurance is in force. Used if a claim should be.

The truck unit into which freight is loaded as in tractor trailer combination. See Container.

Persons and property carried by transport lines.

The upper deck rail along both sides of a vessel to prevent anyone on board from falling overboard.

The difference between the diameter of a shaft rod, etc., and that of the hole in which it works.

Windward side of a vessel.

The distance between frames.

The headings of a sailboat in relation to the wind, i.e., upwind, close reach, reach, broad reach, downwind.

The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the buyer pays the transportation charge and the seller reduces the invoice by a like amount.

A type of solar thermal system where sunlight is concentrated by a curved reflector onto a pipe containing a working fluid that can be used for process heat or to produce electricity. The world's largest solar thermal electric power plants use solar troug ...

A French or continental European stock.

A term applied to the gas found on the high pressure side of the refrigeration system.

A series of sound signals required by COLREGS to prevent collisions at sea.

An all around white light displayed at night by a ship when she is anchored.