A bolt fitted with a ring through its eye, used for securing, running, rigging, etc.

To reverse or change directions, to turn around

Flat steel stock of various thicknesses used in the construction of a ship to form the sides and decks.

A wind coming from the southwest

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

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.

Movement of crest of a progressive wave. Can also refer to radio waves.

Turning out all hands on board ship in the morning, or calling the watch for duty on deck.

See Door-to-Door.

On a square-rigged ship, the short pieces of line which hang from the yards and support the footropes on which the topmen stand while working aloft on the sails.

Electrical measurement. The output of one or several electric machines. Load also denotes the power carried by a particular circuit.

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.

A navigable route on a waterway, usually marked by buoys. Channels are deep enough for ships or boats to navigate without running aground.

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.

A legal paper or license of a boat or its captain.

A load sufficient in size to fill a container either by cubic measurement or by weight.

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

A desiccant most commonly used in heat regenerative type dryers.

Is that pressure of either the motive fluid or of the ejector gas discharge which causes an ejector to become unstable.