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The time that the container was discharged (grounded) from the train.

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A compressor that is designed to operate at lower pressures. Usually a blower is an air compressor that operates below 2 barg, although this figure depends upon the respective manufacturer.

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Stowage of general or special cargoes in a container for transport in the various modes.

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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").

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A valve that controls the flow in air lines.

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Is the ratio of the actual volume of the gas to the volume determined according to the perfect gas law.

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A carrier which has a direct physical connection with, or forms a link between two or more carriers.

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Compression in which no heat is transferred to or from the gas during the compression process.

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Machines in which air or gas is compressed in each cylinder or casing from initial intake pressure to final discharge pressure.

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Large bollards affixed to the main deck near the bow of a square rigged vessel around which hawsers or anchor cables were belayed.

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

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A rate of action. In this case, quickly.

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Foreign matter carried in the air, gas or fluid to be filtered out. Includes air borne dirt, metallic particles produced by wear of moving parts of the air compressor, rust from metal pipelines.

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A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.

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The spaces between the transverse bulkheads of a ship.

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Cubic space (measurement tons occupied by one tonne (2240 lbs or 1000 kgs of cargo))

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To clap on is to temporarily add something to an existing part.

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

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A figure representing the average low tide of a region.

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Used to confine the bowsprit down to the stem or cutwater.

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