The radio operator.

A hawser or line attached to an anchor.

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

The document required by the carrier or freight forwarders to obtain (besides the data needed) authorization to issue and sign the air waybill in the name of the shipper.

A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines; built for great speed; the generic name used to describe types of fast sailing ships.

On a bellow type air actuator, that part of the flexible member forming an annular protrusion larger than the O.D. of the end retainers or bead rings.

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".

A machine that compresses air, gases.

A flag signaling that a ship is about to sail and that all should report on board. It is International Code Flag "P".

A valve that permits flow in one direction only.

Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

In the US, an individual or firm who directly or indirectly advises others about buying or selling.

To sail around the world

A navigational tool used to measure distances on a chart.

A device for issuing fog signals, used for giving a warning of a vessel's presence in fog. These signals are also made by lighthouses.

The bank that adds its confirmation to another bank's (the issuing bank's) letter of credit and promises to pay the beneficiary upon presentation of documents specified in the letter of credit.

(1) A point of sail between close-hauled and a run, with the wind coming from abeam. (2) A distance, or fetch. (3) Straight stretch of water between two bends in a river or channel.

A program whereby the U.S. government attempted to offset the higher shipbuilding cost in the U.S. by paying up to 50% of the difference between cost of U.S. and nonU.S. construction. The difference went to the U.S. shipyard. It is unfunded since 1982.

the weight of a specified artificial contaminant that must be added to the influent to produce a given differential pressure across a filter at specified conditions. Used as an indication of relative service life.

A company in which the directors control more than half the voting shares, or where such control is.