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Tools that operate by air pressure.

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Complementary equipment for terminal and over the road handling containers.

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Sideward force created by a spinning propeller.

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To cause a break in the hull which may sink the vessel; the vessel is then called stove.

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A name usually given to a State body having control or regulation of public utilities.

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Devices that may be used to position the impeller or to protect the shaft.

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LOF

Lloyds open form

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In spray painting applications, a sealed paint cup with a paint gun which puts a measured amount of air pressure into it. This then forces the paint to the gun for atomization.

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To bring a sailing vessel to a stop with her sails still set. This can be accomplished on a square rigged ship by bracing the yards aback on her foremast; on fore-and-aft rigged boats it is done by bringing her head into the wind so that the sails are no ...

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Division of the circumference of the magnetic compass card into thirty-two points, each of 11

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A ship builder, or one who works about a ship. Does wood carpentry on the ship and keeps ships faired. Builds launching ways and launches ship.

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Swing of the boom from one side of the ship to the other when the tack is changed.

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A line used to control the tension along a sail's luff in order to maintain proper sail shape.

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A machine which aspirates gas which has already been compressed and delivers the same at higher pressure.

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Are lines that supply equipment from sub headers.

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Waves breaking over rocks or shoals. A wave that approaches shallow water, causing the wave height to exceed the depth of the water it is in, in effect tripping it. The wave changes from a smooth surge in the water to a cresting wave with water tumbling d ...

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Seller is responsible for the cost of placing the goods at a named point of exportation. Some European buyers use this form when they actually mean FOB vessel.

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Is the reversal of flow within a dynamic compressor that takes place when the capacity being handled is reduced to a point where insufficient pressure is being generated to maintain flow. Also known as surge.

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The compartment at the bow of the vessel

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

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