2,240 pounds (1016.05 kilograms)

Line attached to the bottom of the boom used to flatten the sail by pulling the boom down, and thus tightening the luff of the sail. (2) A line used for hauling down a jib or staysail.

A call on the bo'sun's pipe at night for the hands to turn in, for silence in the messdecks, and for lights to be extinguished. Also a term used by a sailor to another to make them stop talking.

Country, island or territory the vessel visits.

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

Running ashore (hitting the bot-tom).

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

Any signal that is used to indicate that a vessel is in distress and needs help. Flares, smoke, audible alarms, EPIRB, electronic beacons and others are all types of distress signals.(2) A flag display or a sound, light, or radio signal calling for assist ...

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

A pneumatic percussive drill designed as a boring tool.

The rate (in liters or gallons per minute, cubic meters or cubic feet per second, or other quantity per time unit) Air related flows are usually expressed in CFM, SCFM, ACFM, ICFM

Sudden and rapid flow of tide in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up in the form of a wave. also known as Eagre.

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

The frames or timbers of a ship as they rise from the keel to form the shape of the hull.

Compartment in the hold of a containership into which a shipping container fits exactly.

(1) The land in general, but usually refers to that part adjacent to the water. (2) A timber used in damage control to brace bulkheads and decks. (3) One of the many wooden props by which the ribs or frames of a vessel are externally supported while build ...

Said of a boat which turns end over end in very rough seas.

The rotating element of a machine and, in the case of a compressor, is composed of the impeller (impellers) and shaft, and may include shaft sleeves and a thrust balancing device.

To sail as close as possible to the wind. Some boats can point better than others, sailing closer to the wind.

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