Maritime area usually specified by range of ports in which a vessel may operate

Persons and property carried by transport lines.

The area between opposing shipping lanes, restricted to most navigation except for crossing with caution

The truck unit into which freight is loaded as in tractor trailer combination. See Container.

The part of a wind energy conversion device blade, or airfoil, that is the last to contact the wind.

The aft edge of a sail, more commonly called the leech.

The tackle used for running guns in and out.

An ocean carrier company operating vessels not on regular runs or schedules. They call at any port where cargo may be available.

Transverse

See transgranular.

See transgranular cracking.

A device which converts energy from one form into another, i.e. an ac generator transducer which converts the mechanical motion of anemometer cups into an electrical signal.

A Transferable Letter of Credit allows the beneficiary to pass on the benfit of a Letter of Credit to one or more third parties. Normally used by companies that source rather than produce goods.

The movement of ions through the electrolyte associated with the passage of the electric current. Also called transport or migration.

An electromagnetic device that changes the voltage of alternating current electricity. It consists of an induction coil having a primary and secondary winding and a closed iron core.

Through or across crystals or grains. Also called intracrystalline or transcrystalline.

Cracking or fracturing that occurs through or across a crystal or grain. Also called transcrystalline cracking. Contrast with intergranular cracking.

Fracture through or across the crystals or grains of a metal. Also called transcrystalline fracture or intracrystalline fracture. Contrast with intergranular fracture.

This is when a consignment is unloaded from one form of transport (lorry or ship) to another during the course of its journey from place of origin to place of destination. In a letter of credit, the buyer can say whether this is allowed or not allowed.

Two navigational aids separated in distance so that they can be aligned to determine that a boat lies on a certain line. Transits can be used to determine a boat's position or guide it through a channel. Also called a range.