Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.

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.

A business firm which sells its services to organizations which operate vessels

To double a vessel's mooring lines.

Is the unique temperature to which the air (or any gas) must be cooled in order that it shall be saturated with respect to ice.

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

An order to hold a vessel on the course she is heading.

The truck unit into which freight is loaded as in tractor trailer combination. See Container.

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

Bank that opens a straight or negotiable letter of credit and assumes the obligation to pay the bank or beneficiary if the documents presented are in accordance with the terms of the letter of credit.

Machines in which air or gas is compressed from initial pressure to an intermediate pressure in one or more cylinders or casings.

Sailor's slang for anchor.

The typical winds for a particular region and time of year.

Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors.

Complementary equipment for terminal and over the road handling containers.

An order to make haste.

A safety device used to prevent or stop unwanted flames.

Fitted with drilling rig (oil derrick with rotary drill and a mud pumping system), drilling for petroleum.

The horsepower calculated from compressor-indicator diagrams. Applied only to displacement type compressors.

To touch bottom.