Stowage of general or special cargoes in a container for transport in the various modes.

Term life insurance which can be converted into cash value insurance. In the UK the equivalent.

Type of bulk carrier built for the carriage of coal.

A public/private initiative to promote the efficiency of compressed air in the US.

The ratio of fuel consumption to compressor capacity.

A pipe of large diameter, through which the chains pass into the chain lockers.

Seaman's name for the excitement on board as the ship approachs her destination, giving the crew some liberty ashore.

A stay from the stem of a boat to the end of the bowsprit used to counteract the upward pull of the forestay.

A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses.

Point at which all of the force of the wind can be thought to concentrate; the point in the sail plan that is the balance point for all the aerodynamic forces

An inward structural failure of a filter element which can occur due to abnormally high pressure drop (differential pressure) or resistance to flow.

The crew's term for the chief engineer.

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

Order to take off a damaged part of a vessel, to restore it to its proper shape and condition, and to replace it in position.

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.

To coil down the tail of a line on deck to present a neat appearance.

A machine having two or more impellers operating in series on a single shaft and in single casing.

Re-fueling the vessel.

A test applied to one of a batch of machines of identical design from one manufacturer.

Abbreviation for the Railway Service "Container On Flat Car."