The mechanical power required to compress polytropically and to deliver, through the specified range of pressures, the gas delivered by the compressor.

A development of the carrack, with the high forecastle eliminated.

The piece of board on which a man working aloft is swung.

British standard pipe tapered.

A card, issued by a bank (or a building society in the UK), which guarantees the payment of a cheque.

A contract between an insurer and the insured. The insurer agrees to pay money to the insured upon.

Unforeseeable events, beyond the control of participants in a contract, which may excuse either side.

A type of furnace or reactor in which fuel particles are combusted while suspended in a stream of hot gas.

These are special foreign currency denominated bank cheques which customers can buy at any branch and send to their clients to pay off debts.

A nautical guy, often a negative connotation.

Shortening of the old term "boatswain," an unlicensed member of the crew who supervises the work of the deck men under direction of the first mate.

A charge for delaying a steamer beyond a stipulated period.

The Greek god of the sea.

Wing-like retractable devices extending from the sides of the vessel to dampen down rolling in seas and produce a steadier, smoother, and more comfortable motion.

A computerised payment system for clearing cheques in the.

Adjustable stays used to support and control tension on the mast when the wind is from abaft the beam; temporary backstays used to stabilize the mast and prevent undue flexing due to the pumping action of the sea.

To give the steersman the de-sired course to be steered.

A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

Anything that is straightforward and easy.

Movement of crest of a progressive wave. Can also refer to radio waves.