To reverse or change directions, to turn around

A wire or rope contrivance placed around cargo and used to load or discharge it to/from a vessel.

A business person who specialises in turning round companies in deep trouble.

Literally, the act of complying with rules and regulations.

In sailboat racing, the mark or buoy that signifies one side of the starting line, opposite of the race committee boat.

A large body of fish.

A futures transaction where an equal and opposite trade closes an open position. This leaves a.

The spiral grooves between the strands of rope after it has been laid up.

The wind direction indicator on the masthead.

The rod connecting the disc to the lever on a valve.

The world's largest exchange for futures contracts, in terms of the number of contracts traded.

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

The speed needed for a boat to begin planing.

When the distance between the wave crests is less than normal.

A spring line tied from the boat to chain rode, usually near the water's surface. It helps disperse tension forces. It also prevents damage to the boat by ground tackle and can help in the retrieval of the ground tackle in heavy weather.

A vertical post extending above the deck for securing mooring lines

The point (speed of sound) at which air flow through an orifice can not increase regardless of pressure drop.

An investor who plots information about share prices and trading volumes on a chart, looking for.

An anchor which has become entangled with some object on the bottom, or, on weighing, has it's rode or chain wound around its stock or flukes.

Is a positive displacement reciprocating compressor using a flexible membrane or diaphragm in place of a piston.