Nickname for a dinghy

Old sailor's term for a flat calm with no wind.

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

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 development of the carrack, with the high forecastle eliminated.

An unhandy seaman.

The operation of tarring and blacking the rigging or hull to act as a preservative against the action of salt water. the best mixture was said to be coal tar, vegetable tar, and salt water boiled together and laid on hot.

Anything that is straightforward and easy.

To gain hydrodynamic lift, causing the boat to lift, rising slightly out of the water so that it is gliding over the water rather than plowing through it, reaching speeds in excess of those normally associated with its waterline length.

Shortening of the old term "boatswain," an unlicensed member of the crew who supervises the work of the deck men under direction of the first mate.

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

A rail service whereby rail cars carry containers stacked two high on specially operated unit trains. Each train includes up to 35 articulated multi-platform cars. Each car is comprised of 5 well-type platforms upon which containers can be stacked. No cha ...

Loaded containers moving within the railroad system that are not clearly identified on any internally generated reports.

Short ton

The method by which a racing yacht may object to the actions of a rival on the basis of a breach of the racing rules. A protest committee will hear both sides, and if the protest is upheld, the offending yacht may be penalized.

Path through open water used for commercial vessel passage and so noted on chart

The highest temperature at which well-defined liquid and vapor states exist.

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

When a container or vessel has reached its volumetric capacity before its permitted weight limit.

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.