A short length of small rope "ratline stuff" running horizontally across shrouds, for a ladder step.

To block the wind from the sails of a boat that is to leeward; a tactical maneuver whereby a boat uses its sails to blanket the competitor's wind, slowing him down; to take wind from a sail.

One of the 4 cardinal compass points. South is the direction toward the South Pole and is at 180

The minimum amount of a commodity or financial instrument which can be traded in a futures or option.

(CFD) CFDs are a derivative product designed for active traders who want to have extra leverage in.

The operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs.

To get spliced is slang for getting married. A splice joins two lines together permanently.

A vessel of amy rig, mounting between 18 and 32 guns.

(1) Sighting two objects in a line to indicate a course to be steered (2) The distance a boat can travel using the fuel stored aboard.

The hull without the outside and inside plating.

A term which refers to contracting out of S2P (State Second Pension).

A bond covering a croup of persons, articles of properties.

Any person not a common carrier who, under special and individual contracts or agreements, transports passengers or property for compensation.

This term is used for turbo compressors and represents the maximum flow condition. It is sometimes also referred to as stonewalling.

Type of bulk carrier built for the carriage of coal.

Freight moving under a bond to U.S. Customs or to the Internal Revenue Service, and to be delivered only under stated conditions.

A confirming note, containing details of a stock exchange deal, which is sent by a broker to a.

A type of radio carried on a boat to transmit long distances.

States that the volume of a gas, at constant pressure, varies directly with the absolute temperature.

A cooling water supply system. There are two different types - Open and closed loop systems.