The chamber located on suction side of cap tube, in which freon is evaporated to cause cooling in a refrigeration system.

The operation of rinsing out a cask to prepare it for new contents. Casks were once the primary means of carrying on board the necessary water and victuals.

Time after which legal claims will not be entertained

A squadron of small ships.

A document issued by the carrier based on the bill of lading and other information; used to account for a shipment operationally, statistically, and financially. An Invoice.

To put in place of another; i.e., when an insurance company pays a claim it is placed in the same position as the payee with regard to any rights against others.

Old term for waking a sailor asleep on watch by throwing a bucket of cold water over him.

The maximum speed a hull can achieve without planing - the fastest a keelboat will go, usually dependent on length of the hull at the waterline

The principal vertical timber in a ship's bow.

The speed and direction of the wind felt or measured when stationary. The motion of a boat will cause the wind to appear to be coming at a different direction and speed, which is known as apparent wind

Through transportation of a container and its contents from consignor to consignee. Also known as House to House. Not necessarily a through rate.

Putting cargo into a container.

When the two blocks of a tackle have been drawn as close together as possible.

Small pump for shower drainage

Successive shipments are permitted under letters of credit. Usually they must take place within a given period of time.

Transportation from one city to another as differentiated from local switching service.

To fasten a rope securely by taking turns around a cleat or bollard.

A fishing vessel designed to tow a trawl for catching bottom fish.

The top of a wheelhouse, forecastle, etc., having the form of a turtle's back.

A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.