Sideward force created by a spinning propeller.

Articles which are taken apart to reduce the cubic footage displaced or to make a better shipping unit and are to be re-assembled.

Tools that operate by air pressure.

A thick serge jacket worn by seamen while keeping watch at night or in stormy weather.

To spill the sails is to take the wind out of the sails, either by heading up into the wind, or by easing the sheets to the point where the sails can hold no wind.

The total pressure measured from absolute zero ( i.e., from an absolute vacuum).

The total pressure minus the static pressure in an air or gas stream.

(1) Clear, not tangled. (2) sailing free: a vessel is sailing free when her sheets are eased. (3) running free: to sail with the wind from astern.

The upper deck rail along both sides of a vessel to prevent anyone on board from falling overboard.

A recess into the keel or a framework fixed to the keelson in which the mast is placed

A blend of gases tailored to replace the normal atmosphere within a container.

A dock line leading forward or aft, to prevent a vessel from moving ahead or astern. The after bow spring line is attached near the bow and runs aft, where it is attached to the dock. The forward quarter spring line is attached to the quarter of the boat, ...

Damage Free Car. Boxcars equipped with special bracing material.

The weight of water vapor in the air vapor mixture per pound of dry air.

The operation of swinging round, by means of braces, the yards of a square rigged ship to set the sails more efficiently to the wind.

An all around white light displayed at night by a ship when she is anchored.

The most important commercial measurement when the intrinsic weight of the cargo is so low that the ship becomes full without being loaded to the cargo line. Is expressed in cubic metres or cubic feet.

Steps in the compression of a gas, In reciprocating compressors, each stage usually requires a separate cylinder, in dynamic compressors, each requires a separate rotor disc.

Crew store managed by crew members offering everything from snacks to toiletries. Originally the name given to clothing that was issued to seamen.

To develop a hole or break in the hull through which seawater could enter. Term originated from a sprung plank.