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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.

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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.

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The mechanical power required to compress polytropically and to deliver, through the specified range of pressures, the gas delivered by the compressor.

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Sailing too close to the wind

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An able-bodied seamen entrusted with the steering of a vessel when entering or leaving a harbor. He is also involved with the use and upkeep of navigational equipment.

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A form requiring all data in a commercial invoice along with a certificate of value and/or a certificate of origin. Required in a few countries (usually former British territories) and usually serves as a seller's commercial invoice.

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A layer of dust built up on an air filter.

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Water service between two coasts; in the U.S., this usually refers to water service between the Atlantic and Pacific or Gulf Coasts.

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Energy which a substance possesses because of the motion and configuration of its atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles.

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A mobile container-handling crane used to load/unload containers to/from railcars.

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Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature.

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Anything that is straightforward and easy.

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The deck chest in which the bos'n keeps his deck gear.

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A loss discovered before or at the time of delivery of a shipment.

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The recognition of a person by his recognizable characteristics (originally, the shape of the nose)

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Single tariff item, established to move multiple commodities needed for a specified project, usually construction.

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Beams sometimes fitted over the decks for the stowage of heavy boats or cargo.

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ST

Short ton

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To lift or raise, such as a sail or a flag.

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Adjustable stays used to support and control tension on the mast when the wind is from abaft the beam; temporary backstays used to stabilize the mast and prevent undue flexing due to the pumping action of the sea.

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