To reduce the volume of, by or as if by pressure.

A short length of small rope "ratline stuff" running horizontally across shrouds, for a ladder step.

(1) An intermediate rank between Captain and Rear Admiral, often held by a senior captain when given extra responsibility. (2) The leader of a yacht club.

The area leading down from the deck to the cabin, usually with steps (ladder)

The spaces between the transverse bulkheads of a ship.

The crew's term for the chief engineer.

Machines having only one impeller.

A hawser or line attached to an anchor.

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

(1) Sighting two objects in a line to indicate a course to be steered (2) The distance a boat can travel using the fuel stored aboard.

The operation of reducing a sail by taking in one or more of the reefs.

term mainly used by companies selling small compressors because it makes their compressors look bigger than they really are. The swept volume is the actual displacement of the piston, forgetting such losses as bumping clearances, valve clearances, ring lo ...

Sophisticated, computer controlled systems that manage the mixtures of gases within a container throughout an intermodal journey reducing decay.

An inward structural failure of a filter element which can occur due to abnormally high pressure drop (differential pressure) or resistance to flow.

A government official residing in a foreign country who represents the interests of her or his country and its nationals.

The condition of the tide when there is no horizontal motion.

An order to stop hoisting.

A point of sail where the boat is sailing as close to the wind (as directly into the wind) as possible; sails are pulled in tight, enabling the boat to point as high as possible to the direction the wind is coming from; Also, "beating" and "on-the-wind". ...

To coil down the tail of a line on deck to present a neat appearance.

When a line is pulled as tight as is can go, as when two blocks are pulled together so that no further movement is possible (also known as "Two blocked").