A hitch used to join two ropes. It can be used between lines of different diameters.

Pull the sail in by pulling on the sheet.

ACRONYM - MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS

An ocean carrier company operating vessels not on regular runs or schedules. They call at any port where cargo may be available.

On older sailing ships, an additional lateen shaped mizzen sail carried on the fourth mast, known as a bonaventure mizzen.

The part of a block which is opposite the swallow, which is where the line enters.

A hard-chined dinghy with flared sides, considered a useful weight-carrying work boat.

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

A port free of customs duty and most customs regulations.

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

A type of air circulation in a temperature control container. Air is pulled by a fan from the top of the container, passed through the evaporator coil for cooling, and then forced through the space under the load and up through the cargo. This type of air ...

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

That geographical belt located approximately in 40 degrees south latitude in which are encountered the prevailing or stormy westerlies.

Floating wreckage from a shipwreck.

To touch bottom.

Hundred weight (United States, 100 pounds: U.K.,112)

Heat exchangers for removing the heat of compression between stages of a compressor.

A small buoy that is used to mark the position of an anchor. It is attached to the base or crown of an anchor and can be used to recover the anchor if it has to be cast adrift, or to trip it if it becomes wedged.

Pieces of ice, about the size of a small house, that have broken off a glacier.