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

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

Sailing as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and drawing.

British standard pipe tapered.

Under U.S. tax law, a corporation created to obtain tax exemption on part of the earnings of U.S. products in foreign markets. Must be set-up as a foreign corporation with an office outside the USA.

A measurement. Parts per million

To collide with a vessel head on.

A nautical guy, often a negative connotation.

See Door-to-Door.

The Greek god of the sea.

The piece of board on which a man working aloft is swung.

A charge for delaying a steamer beyond a stipulated period.

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

A rope used for additional support or for additional securing, e.g., preventer stay.

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

A weather prediction.

To take the opposite tack when sailing to windward with another yacht.

The portion of a safety/relief valve that surrounds the spring. The spring housing.

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

A short, confused sea.