Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation Immediate Exportation.Allows merchandise that has been withdrawn from a bonded warehouse at one U.S. port to be exported from the same port exported without paying duty.

Waste Dumping Ship.

Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation (WDT)Allows merchandise that has been withdrawn from a bonded warehouse at one port to be transported in bond to another port, where a superseding entry will be filed.

Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation Exportation (WDT&E)Allows merchandise that has been withdrawn from a bonded warehouse at one port to be transported in bond through the U.S. to be exported from another port, without paying duty.

1) To wear a boat is the operation of bringing a sailing vessel onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern, as opposed to tacking, where the wind is brought around the bow. 2) In respect to the flying of flags, a ship flies her national fla ...

The state of the atmosphere, mainly with respect to its effects upon life and human activities. As distinguished from climate, weather consists of the short-term (minutes to months) variations of the atmosphere.

Windward side of a vessel.

A deck exposed to the wind and sea.

To keep a weather eye is to be on the alert (heads up).

An old nautical term for mercury barometer.

The natural tendency of a sailboat to come up into the wind. The helm must be held over to keep the boat from coming up

That time during which weather that prevents working shall not count as laytime

The ability of a seaman to foretell weather by the appearance of the sky, change of wind direction, etc. was handed down in the form of proverbs. Some well known are:

The windward side (from where the wind is blowing).

Caulking and weatherstripping to reduce air infiltration and exfiltration into/out of a building.

A material used to seal gaps around windows and exterior doors.

Western Dredging Association

An instrument of the aspiration condenser type which measures the concentration and mobility of small ions.

Lift anchor off the bottom.

A precipitation gauge consisting of a receiver in the shape of a funnel which empties into a bucket mounted upon a weighing mechanism. The weight of the catch is recorded as inches of precipitation.