On larger sailing vessels, the space between the foremast and mainmast where spare spars were stored.

A government office where duties are paid, import documents filed, etc., on foreign shipments.

A container constructed to carry grain, powder and other free-flowing solids in bulk. Used in conjunction with a tilt chassis or platform.

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 reference book named after the original author, Nathaniel Bowditch. Updated versions contain tables and other information useful for navigation.

(1) A false keel. (2) The projection of the keel abaft the stern frame where the spindle of the rudder rests.

The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the buyer pays the transportation charge and the seller reduces the invoice by a like amount.

To braid used with small stuff.

The pressure encountered on the return side of a system.

In spray painting, the process of applying the final coat of paint at a lower air pressure. Used to uniform a finish or blending.

On square rigged ships, lines or cables attached to the ends of each yard; these are used to pivot (brace) the yards around the mast at different angles to the fore-and-aft line of the ship to make the most of the wind..

An imaginary sphere surrounding the globe that contains the sun, moon, stars and planets.

A material (such as oil) used between moving parts of machinery to make the surfaces slippery and reduce friction.

A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

A contract term meaning both parties agree to provide something for the other.

A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.

A condition of filter element loading in which contaminant spans the space between adjacent sections of a filter element, thus blocking a portion of the useful filtration.

a filter element intended to be discarded and replaced after one service cycle.

At or in the direction of the bow. Also the fore part of the ship.

On a square-rigged ship, the ropes which hang below a yard upon which the topmen stand while aloft furling or reefing a sail. They were supported by ropes from the yard known as "stirrups".