Nautical Flag meanings can be found here.

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

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

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

A small multi-pronged anchor used on dinghies and small boats. Also used to drag along the bottom to recover something that has sunk.

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

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.

A verb with a variety of meanings. To round in is to haul in quickly; to round up is to bring a sailing vessel head into the wind; to round down a tackle is to overhaul it; to round a mark is to pass a racing mark.

Attempting to import merchandise into a country at a price less than the fair market value, usually through subsidy by exporting country.

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.

A device designed to enable accumulated liquids to be held for draining in a compressed air system.

A block and tackle attached to the boom and the deck to prevent the main from gybing when sailing downwind

The forwardmost or front part of the vessel. Opposite of Stern

(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.

The side-to-side (athwartship) motion of a vessel.

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

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

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.

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant entropy from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure. (calculated assuming ideal conditions).