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To stop the running out of a line by taking a turn around a cleat, piling, etc.; to suddenly stop or secure a line. A ship with too much way can be snubbed by letting an anchor go.

To lie at anchor; to ride out; to safely weather a storm whether at anchor or underway.

The forward curve of the stem of a ship.

A time draft under a letter of credit that has been accepted and purchased by a bank at a discount.

The practically steady winds blowing toward the equator, N.E. in the northern and SE. in the southern hemisphere.

The point where the stem joins the forward end of the keel.

A port free of customs duty and most customs regulations.

Pipe lines to a compartment for smothering a fire by steam or by a chemical.

A boat selling supplies, provisions, and articles to ships.

The process of connecting a moving rail car with a motionless rail car within a rail classification yard in order to make up a train. The cars move by gravity from an incline or "hump" onto the appropriate track.

Floating wreckage from a shipwreck.

The practice of obtaining a crew by means of force. Crews were hard to get for long voyages, and when the unwilling shipmate regained consciousness, he found himself bound for some remote port, such as Shanghai. One who is forced to do something against h ...

A large solid post on a wharf or pier for securing mooring lines; the same when constructed on the deck of a ship.

A sea with waves approaching from the stern of the boat; a sea in which the waves are moving in the same direction as the vessel

The compartment at the bow of the vessel

A signal which is hoisted during a sailing race to protest the actions of another (for rules infractions)

Crew store managed by crew members offering everything from snacks to toiletries. Originally the name given to clothing that was issued to seamen.

Railroad terminal where containers are received or delivered and trains loaded or discharged. Originally, trailers moved onto the rearmost flatcar via a ramp and driven into position in a technique known as "circus loading." Most modern rail facilities us ...

A group of vessel operators joined together for the purpose of establishing freight rates.