An old term for getting married.

A port designated by the government of a country for duty-free entry of any non-prohibited goods. Merchandise may be stored, displayed, used for manufacturing, etc., within the zone and re-exported without duties.

Open ocean sailing

Pre-Cooling of intake air for compressors and Blowers.

The tackle used for running guns in and out.

A pillar or handhold on a boat - Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.

Joining the ends of two lines without increasing the thickness over the length of the splice, so that the splice will pass freely through a block.

2,240 pounds (1016.05 kilograms)

(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.

A language of "dots" and "dashes" used to send messages, either sound using radio waves, or light using a searchlight or Aldis lamp.

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

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

Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.

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.

On a square-rigged ship, the act of lowering a spar or yard to the deck.

The bottom of a wave, the valley between the crests.

Funds sent by one person to another as payment.

Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not used

A type of knot that tightens under load. It is formed by running the standing line through the loop formed in a regular bowline, or by tying around a bight in the line.