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.

To hold off a boat with a staff, boathook, long spar, etc., to prevent her from coming along too heavily. also known as Fend Off.

Stowing cargo destined for a specific location close together to avoid unnecessary cargo movement.

Wooden shoulders attached below the masthead to either side of a wooden mast which originally supported the trestle trees.

The moisture content of air.

A location where one carrier delivers freight to another carrier.

A dimensionless flow parameter, ( Jnr/m), in which J is a significant dimension, often a diameter, n is the fluid velocity, r is mass density, and m is dynamic viscosity, all in consistent units.

A round wood plug inserted in a hole to cover a nail, screw, or bolt.

Closing small leaks in a vessel's underwater body by drawing a sail, filled with oakum, underneath her.

A rest for a cargo-boom when lowered for securing for sea.

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.

Transverse members fitted to the bottom side rails of a container, which support the floor.

The position of an object that lies off to one side of the vessel.

Loan issued against some security

Small, steep disorderly waves at rapid intervals.

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

(1) The points of the jaws of a boom or gaff where they embrace the mast. (2) The outer ends of the crosstrees.

Country, island or territory the vessel visits.

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

Filtration that occurs at the surface layer (as opposed to within the body depth) of the filter, and is accomplished by passing the material to be filtered over a grating, screen, sieve or membrane fabric with micro sized holes. The size of the holes in t ...