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A location where one carrier delivers freight to another carrier.

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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.

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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.

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To throw an oar out of the rowlock, and raise it perpendicularly on its end, and lay it down in the boat, with its blade forward.

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2,240 pounds (1016.05 kilograms)

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The bearing which supports the propeller shaft where it emerges from the ship.

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To take a boat into water that is too shallow for it to float in, i.e: the bottom of the boat is resting on the ground.

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The latest time cargo may be delivered to a terminal for loading to a scheduled train or ship.

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Small, steep disorderly waves at rapid intervals.

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Accumulation of foreign matter, such as mud or debris, in a cooler, pipe, or valve. In a cooler, H 2 O D P and D T will be seen to increase, as well as CTD.

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The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the seller pays the freight charges of the inland carrier.

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Used in meteorology to describe boundaries between hot and cold air masses. This is typically where bad weather is found.

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

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Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.

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

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

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To run a line completely through and out of a block, fairlead, etc.

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