The forward part of the bow which overhangs the keel.

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

A knot widely used when making a boat fast to a post or bollard.

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

A method of signaling and communicating using two flags held in position by the signaler, the positions of the flags denoting the meaning.

Has to do with the properties of air-water vapor mixtures in the atmosphere.

Thin plates attached to the exterior of the hull to deaden any rolling.

Are of two kinds: First, those built in permanently and part of the ship's structure, used for the reception of water ballast, fuel, oil, or liquid cargo; second, those constructed specially and removable if necessary. These vary greatly in size and shape ...

A waybill covering two or more consignments of freight.

Bread that was supplied to ships before bakeries were introduced on board.

Shanties are the work songs that were used on the square-rigged ships of the Age of Sail. Their rhythms coordinated the efforts of many sailors hauling on lines.

Green and red lights on the starboard and port sides of the boat required for navigation at night. Each light is supposed to be visible through an arc of 112.5

The manner in which a shipment moves; i.e., the carriers handling it and the points at which the carriers interchange.

A moment of time which could be measured by the shaking of a sail as a sailing ship comes into the wind.

To take down a sail quickly; the entire action of getting a sail out of the wind and furling it.

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.

Surface which forms a shore-based interface with ships.

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

The portion of the flow stream which has already passed through the system or the portion of the system located after a filter or separator/filter.

A monetary allowance to the customer for picking up or delivering at a point other than the destination shown on the bill of lading. This provision is covered by tariff publication.