A valve that controls the flow of air that passes through the valve. Used often for retardation or timing circuits, but especially for regulating the piston speed in cylinders.

(1) Sailing away from the wind with the sails let out all the way; going with the wind, downwind sailing (2) To allow a line to feed freely. (3) The shape of the afterpart of the underbody of a ship in relation to the resistance it creates going through t ...

Cargo delivered to/from the carrier where origin/destination of the cargo is in the local area.

The process of assimilating many small shipments into one large shipment at a central point so that economies of scale may be achieved; to commence discharge of cargo.

A worn out vessel.

A piece of rope placed so as to confine a spar or another rope. A handle made of rope, in the form of a circle, (as the handle of a chest.) is called a becket.

An old salt I know uses this term in reference to a "tangled mess of lines".

The helmsman.

Illegal passenger who hides himself on board a ship in order to gain free passage or to escape from a country.

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

To unload a shipping container.

Originally meant "to stow cargo". Now, means "to search a ship carefully and thoroughly".

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

Is one in which there is no liquid injection and/or liquid circulation for evaporative cooling or sealing.

First attempt at best offer that can be matched

A line that controls the angle of the sail in its relation to the wind; attached to the clew of a sail to adjust its trim (make the sail the proper shape to catch the wind).

A spring loaded pressure relief valve actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve. The valve opens normally in proportion to the pressure increase over the opening pressure.

The anchor is under the hawse .

Ocean vessels constructed with heavy-duty submersible hydraulic lift or elevator system at the stern of the vessel. The Sea-Bee system facilitates forward transfer and positioning of barges. Sea-Bee barges are larger than LASH barges. The Sea-Bee system i ...

An air operated device for hoisting or pulling. Similar to a slusher or winch