Is the temperature at which water vapor begins to condense at atmospheric pressure. Is the same as dew point, but is related to atmospheric air only.

Abbreviation for "Gross Vehicle Weight." The combined total weight of a vehicle and its container, inclusive of prime mover.

A frame that supports a boat when she's hauled out of the water onto shore.

Port where cargo is discharged from means of transport.

A device for separating solids or suspended particles in the air before they enter the air intake of the compressor and reduce intake noise as on reciprocating compressors through a silencing chamber in the filter housing.

A void or empty space separating two or more compartments for the purpose of insulation, or to prevent the liquid contents of one compartment from entering another in case of a leak.

The tendency in a boat to keep an upright position or to return to it when careened over.

A line attached to the crown of an anchor and used to help free it in the event it becomes fouled.

Present a rate proposal to a conference meeting for adoption as a conference group rate.

Similar to a Barber hauler, a twing adjusts the angle of sheeting.

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 ...

A filtering unit for vented enclosures installed to prevent dirt and foreign matter from entering the enclosure.

A draft payable on demand upon presentation.

A rail car without a roof and walls.

A barge which loads material dumped into it by a dredger and discharges the cargo through the bottom.

Kept in a neat seaman-like manner.

There is no such thing on a boat! See Fender.

Part of a ship/s side projecting upwards along the line of the weather deck or uppermost deck.

Where the engines of a ship are confined.

The lifting power. It may be measured by the volume of a watertight hull above the load water line.