(Ex Works) (...Named Place): A Term of Sale which means that the seller fulfills the obligation to deliver when he or she has made the goods available at his/her premises (i.e., works, factory, warehouse, etc.) to the buyer. In particular, the seller is n ...

A navigational light which turns on and off in a regular pattern, but is on more than it is off, so the period of light is longer than the period of darkness.

Jettisoned goods that cast overboard and are buoyed for subsequent recovery.

To keep the sails full and drawing

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Erosion rate per unit of erosion index in a cultivated continuous fallow soil.

A vessel's track through the water.

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The portion of the deck between the forecastle and quarterdeck of a sailing vessel.

A line or cable secured between two points and used as a support for various purposes.

(See ROPE-YARN.)

The operation of temporarily holding two lines together by seizing.

Department of Transportation.

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Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

Protection and indemnity insurance

Good order and readiness.

A block of wood or a bracket attached to a spar to support another spar attached to it.

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Description of a vessel when she rolls or pitches excessively while underway in heavy seas.