A combination of one or more blocks and the associated tackle necessary to give a mechanical advantage. Useful for lifting heavy loads.

A US government-owned corporation established in 1933 to support prices through purchases of excess.

The action of a whale when it comes to the surface and expels the seawater it has taken in while feeding. The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaling ship when sighting this spouting water is "There she blows".

Any rope or line.

Sailing with the wind coming from the stern or quarter of the boat.

A bend or hitch used to attach a line to a ring or spar so that by pulling the end of the line, the hitch will come free. This is done by passing a bight of the line under the other part so that when strain is applied the bight is jammed. A pull on the en ...

A person or firm performing a consolidation service for others. The consolidator takes advantage of lower full carload (FCL) rates, and savings are passed on to shippers.

A system which enables cheques to be transmitted between banks (and between branches) in order to.

Steel section running along the length of each bottom edge of a shipping container giving its structural strength.

A boom on a jib or staysail.

A measure of air compressor efficiency, usually in the form of bhp/100 acfm or acfm/bhp

On a square-rigged ship, a light weather sail set next above the royal in fair weather.

A general nautical term for Canadians, but more especially for Nova Scotian sailing ships and men.

To ease away slowly, as in a line, sheet, or falls of a tackle.

That part of the water which is diverted from the main stream of a current and as a result flows in the opposite direction.

Compressors in which successive volumes of air or gas are confined within a closed space, and compressed. They may be either reciprocating or rotating. (Trap air and then squeeze it to the desired pressure).

In sailboat racing, to have a controlling position over competitors by staying between them and the next mark or buoy - a tactical maneuver in which the lead boat stays between the trailing boat and the wind or the next mark.

A compartment forward where the chain cable is stowed.

Is the volume of a given weight of gas, usually expressed as cu ft/lb as SPT conditions.

A bollard with horizontal arms, forming the shape of a cross, as a means of belaying lines.