A verb with a variety of meanings. To round in is to haul in quickly; to round up is to bring a sailing vessel head into the wind; to round down a tackle is to overhaul it; to round a mark is to pass a racing mark.

Polyethylene or similar substance heat-treated and shrunk into an envelope around several units, thereby securing them as a single pack for presentation or to secure units on a pallet.

The shape or design of a sail.

To sail too close to the wind so that the sails start to luff.

A short period at the turn of the tide. The time between flood and ebb tides when there is no current flow.

Blower.

The removal of heat from the air or gas between stages.

A clumsy and unskilled man.

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 system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.

To bring a sailing vessel to a stop with her sails still set. This can be accomplished on a square rigged ship by bracing the yards aback on her foremast; on fore-and-aft rigged boats it is done by bringing her head into the wind so that the sails are no ...

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

Small birds that foretell bad weather and bad luck.

The tendency of a boat to move sideways in the water instead of along its heading due to the motion of currents or currents.

The piston only compresses air with its stroke in one direction.

Anything that is straightforward and easy.

A small bag for carrying or stowing all personal articles.

Old term for the boat used by the captain to go ashore.

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

A wind coming from the southwest