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

The line of longitude 180 degrees opposite Greenwich, England, located in the Pacific that marks the date change

A device for mounting cylinders.

An intermodal system for transporting containers by ocean and then by rail or motor to a port previously served as an allwater move (e.g., Hong Kong to New York over Seattle).

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

Abbreviation for "Bales."

A term for a circular plank edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

In a wheel, such as a steering wheel, a spoke is a rod that extends from the hub outwards to the rim.

A term describing the seamen of a British warship.

To put out a mooring, hawser or line from a ship to a point of attachment outside her.

Small line consisting of several loosely twisted yarns.

The anti-corrosive paint used on and above the waterline.

Another term used to describe brokerage firms because they earn their living by charging.

In maritime warfare, a declaration published by a power forbidding sea-borne trade with an enemy.

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

The difference in pressure between any two points of a system or component.

Created by the US Congress in 1974 to regulate exchange trading in futures. URL:.

A financial services sales rep, authorised to give financial advice on life assurance, pensions.

A line drawn on a chart, as a result of a bearing, along which the boat is positioned