To cast off all but one remaining line.

A purchase (block and tackle) for hoisting a boat to its davits.

An approach by a salesperson to a prospect (prospective buyer) either by telephone or in person.

To measure the depth of the water with a lead. Also said of a whale when it dives to the bottom.

see Chanty.

The difference in pressure between the opening pressure and reclose pressure of a valve. May be expressed in percentage of set pressure or "psig".

Is the temperature at which oil begins to flow under prescribed conditions.

A nautical astronomical observation of the sun, moon, or a star, by which means a vessel's position can be determined. The sight was taken with a sextant at a specific time, determined by a chronometer.

Response to an offer which varies the terms or conditions of that offer.

See "Overland Common Points."

Synonymous for all practical purposes with "Intermodal."

Mobile Satellite Services.

A severe type of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated fish

An object made with more than one type of material.

A blast of from 4 to 6 seconds' duration.

Light displacement tonnage, lost during transhipment

The structure (in a residential heating appliance, industrial furnace, or power plant) into which combustion gases flow and are contained until they are emitted to the atmosphere.

A bank jointly owned by a number of other banks. An increasingly unfashionable way for small banks.

(CTS) Receives and disseminates, electronically, listed stock last-sale prices in all markets in which.

To come up more into the wind