An abbreviation for "Cubic." A unit of volume measurement.

A certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to satisfy import regulations of foreign countries; indicates that a U.S. shipment has been inspected and found free from harmful pests and plant diseases.

(1) Shallow water. (2) An underwater sand bar or hill that has its top near the surface.

A location where one carrier delivers freight to another carrier.

The power required at the compressor drive shaft. Losses in external transmissions such as gears and belt drives are not included.

The relative humidity of a gas (or air) vapor mixture is the ratio of the partial pressure of the vapor to the vapor saturation pressure at the dry bulb temperature of the mixture.

A manmade structure, in or around a harbor, designed to break the force of the sea, thus providing shelter.

Straps to hook your feet under in cockpit when hiking out.

Person authorized by transportation lines to publish tariffs or rates, rules, and regulations for their account.

see Holystone

Two or more bearings are noted on the chart in order to determine the ship's position at the intersection of the two

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

The horsepower input to the compressor shaft, or more generally to any driven machine shaft.

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

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.

A mast supported by the use of lines or wire known as stays and shrouds.

A term applied to a bracket supporting the after end of the propeller shaft and the propeller.

The pressure which overcomes the total resistances in a system. It includes all losses as well as useful work.

A design in which the forestay runs to the top of the mast.

To leave; to push a boat away from a pier or vessel's side.