A horizontal pole or spar attached to the mast to which the foot (lower edge) of the sail is fastened

Alert (pep it up!).

General term used to denote all activities connected with the catching of fish by any means.

Pull the sail in by pulling on the sheet.

A steamship. A ship propelled by a steam engine.

A term indicating that a vessel is holding her own against a contrary current.

The seller must deliver the goods to a pier and place them within reach of the ship's loading equipment. See Terms of Sale.

Abbreviation for "Subject to Particular Average." See also Particular Average.

When an anchored vessel is forced, by wind or current, to swing across her anchor so as to risk fouling it with her own cable, she is said to break sheer.

DC. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity.(2) A type of electricity transmission and distribution by which electricity flows in one direction through the conductor; usually relatively low voltage and high current; typically abbreviated as dc.

The area of sea not under the sovereignty of nations with a seaboard.

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.

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

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

To decorate a ship with flags in celebration of certain occasions.

A line leading forward from the end of a mainsail boom to prevent the boom from swinging inboard while broad reaching or running. also Preventer

(1) A piece of equipment used to drive piles into the ground. (2) Name given to a ship which because of her short length, cannot ride two consecutive waves, and pitches violently into the second.

ACRONYM - British thermal unit. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit under set conditions of temperature and pressure.

An old seafaring dish made of boiled oatmeal seasoned with salt, sugar, and butter.

A tall cone shaped navigational buoy.