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

Seaman who was born aboard a warship. As this was once considered to be one of the essentials of the perfect seaman, it has long been a complimentary term.

A steamship. A ship propelled by a steam engine.

Sailing ship with a favorable wind, sailing dry and easily. A person riding the crest of good fortune

A group of vessel operators joined together for the purpose of establishing freight rates.

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

is an ideal process that may be stopped and made to retrace its steps and restore to the systems or surroundings all work and heat previously removed. It is frictionless.

The tackle used for running guns in and out.

A Marine insurance term to refer to partial loss on an individual shipment from one of the perils insured against, regardless of the balance of the cargo. Particularaverage insurance can usually be obtained, but the loss must be in excess of a certain per ...

An order to make haste.

Any system, usually block & tackle or hydraulic, used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape by exerting a downward pull on the boom, particularly when running or on a broad reach.

Pounds per square inch, absolute.

A short length of rope secured at one end, and used in securing or checking a running rope, e.g., deck stopper, boat fall stopper, etc.

A bridge that can be raised vertically to allow boats to pass underneath.

Temporarily placed longitudinal bulkheads used to prevent bulk cargo from shifting.

An instrument designed to add lubrication into the compressed air line.

Let the sail out by easing the sheet.

a filter medium that retains contaminants primarily within tortuous passages.

A positive displacement type compressor.

A stationary element that may be adjustable and which directs the flow medium to the inlet of an impeller.