A short length of chain, usually 15 fathoms (90 feet). (Method of measuring chain.)

A two-masted vessel with foremast square rigged, and mainmast fore and aft rigged. Originally, a ship of brigands, or pirates.

A term applied to the gas found on the high pressure side of the refrigeration system.

An untidy loose end of a rope (or rags).

The pressure at which a pressure operated valve begins to pass a gas.

Abbreviation for "Standard Transportation Commodity Code."

Goods from a captured ship which was permitted to be distributed among the captors at once.

A vertical support for guardrails and lifelines.

Two lines spliced together to form an eye.

A tall buoy used as a navigational aid.

To place pieces of dunnage in between pieces of cargo in order to prevent shifting of the cargo.

Wood boards used to cover the ribs, frames, deck or hull of a wooden vessel.

Procedure where carrier tests the temperature of the internal flesh of refrigerated commodities to assure that the temperature at time of shipment conforms to prescribed temperature ranges.

A time or a date draft that has been accepted by the buyer (the drawee) for payment at maturity.

Passing another vessel.

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.

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.

The swell of a ship's hull around the propeller shaft.

An enemy vessel captured at sea by a privateer or a ship of war. The term is also applied to contraband cargo taken from a merchant ship.

An adiabatic compression with no increase in entropy; a reversible-adiabatic compression.