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.

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.

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.

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

Compressor controls will run the compressor at varying loads to accommodate demand variations. Running a compressor at less than full load results in a drop in compressor efficiency and thus an increase in operating costs.

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.

A layer of dust built up on an air filter.

A measurement. Parts per million

The difference between the discharge pressure and the intake pressure.

In spray painting applications, air trapped in a paint film caused by poor atomization during spraying.

Structural members on the longitudinal sides of the base of the container.

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

Is the saturation pressure at the critical temperature.

A compressor belonging to the group of displacement rotary compressors, a type of valve less displacement machine. Also referred to as "Roots blower".

Machines in which compression is effected by the positive action of rotating elements.

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

Legendary opportunists who lured vessels onto shoals during nights when there was no moonlight to illuminate the coastline.

A valve to control the flow of air in a certain direction.

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

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