Slacking a rope smartly, carefully and in small amounts.

(1) A stock of merchandise advanced to a dealer and located at his place of business, but with title remaining in the source of supply.(2) A shipment of goods to a consignee.

Seaman's name for the excitement on board as the ship approachs her destination, giving the crew some liberty ashore.

A person who deals in the selling of provisions, dried stores, etc.

A four-sided fore-and-aft sail set on a sprit.

A chemical element that is a heavy strong smelling greenish yellow imitating gas used as a bleach, oxidizing agent and disinfectant. Found in some ambient air conditions.

A pipe of large diameter, through which the chains pass into the chain lockers.

A region of relatively shallow water surrounding a land mass where the depth increases gradually before it plunges into the deeps of the ocean.

A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses.

Another term for first mate.

An agreement between parties that allows the efficient use and supply of containers. A common supply of containers available to the shipper as required.

This property of a gas is the weight of air or gas per unit volume. Unless specified, it refers in compressor practice to the weight per unit volume at conditions of total temperature, total pressure and composition which prevail at the compressor intake.

Group of ships escorted along a stretch of water.

A stay from the stem of a boat to the end of the bowsprit used to counteract the upward pull of the forestay.

An air operated device for hoisting or pulling. Similar to a winch

the liquid that separates from a vapor during condensation.

A formal statement describing goods to be shipped; filed with and approved by the consul of the country of destination prior to shipment.

Air under pressure greater than that of the atmosphere.

The ratio of fuel consumption to compressor capacity.

A hand held pneumatic tool. Designed to chip masonry, plaster, concrete etc.