Charge made for local hauling by dray or truck. Same as Cartage.

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

A group of whales.

Progress backwards.

Of, relating to, or using air. Moved by air pressure. Filled with compressed air.

The act of taking a ship on the high seas from those lawfully entitled to it.

An abbreviation for "Cubic." A unit of volume measurement.

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.

To break into a conversation.

Loss of effective propeller thrust caused by the blades cutting across the column of water sucked along by the propeller instead of working in it. Can also lead to heavy vibration of the vessel.

To bind together in order to increase tension or to prevent from blowing loose.

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

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.

Long bars or bolts with a padlock on the end, on which iron shackles could slide, which were used on board ship to confine the legs of prisoners.

Long-range navigation system that uses radio signals transmitted at specific times. An onboard receiver computes position by measuring the difference in time of signal reception. This system is being phased out in favor of GPS.

Passing another vessel.

Storing on land. Many small boats are placed in dry storage over the winter.

To sail too close to the wind so that the sails start to luff.

Maintenance performed after a machine has failed to return it to an operating state.

Turbines or engines in which gas expands, does work, and undergoes a drop in temperature.