Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

A device for issuing fog signals, used for giving a warning of a vessel's presence in fog. These signals are also made by lighthouses.

(1) Free, not entangled (2) To finalize all formalities in a Customs House.

A fitting of wood or metal, with horns, used for securing lines (tying up).

A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines; built for great speed; the generic name used to describe types of fast sailing ships.

Sailing with the wind coming from the stern or quarter of the boat.

Compounds containing chlorine, fluorine or bromine, used as aerosol propellants, refrigerants, foaming agents and solvents and which, on decomposition by sunlight, produce oxides of chlorine responsible for the removal of ozone from the stratosphere.

A term for a circular plank edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel.

A valve that permits flow in one direction only.

An area designated for the stowage of cargoes in container; usually accessible by truck, railroad and marine transportation. Here containers are picked up, dropped off, maintained and housed.

Freight moving under a bond to U.S. Customs or to the Internal Revenue Service, and to be delivered only under stated conditions.

The action of a whale when it comes to the surface and expels the seawater it has taken in while feeding. The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaling ship when sighting this spouting water is "There she blows".

A representation on a plane surface of the spherical surface of the earth. The equivalent of a map for use by navigators.

On steam vessels has responsibility for the boilers, on diesels, the evaporators and the auxiliary equipment.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

any loss of performance due to the presence of contamination. Two basic types of contamination failure are: Perceptible -- gradual loss of efficiency or performance, and Catastrophic -- dramatic, unexpected failure.

Consists of a vessel which is a combination of oil sump and oil separator, an oil cooler and an oil filter.

A boat with a flat bottom and square ends.

To block the wind from the sails of a boat that is to leeward; a tactical maneuver whereby a boat uses its sails to blanket the competitor's wind, slowing him down; to take wind from a sail.

Abbreviation for "Completely Knocked Down." Parts and subassemblies being transported to an assembly plant.