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

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

The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin. Also trunk.

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

A sheet or halyard coiled so that it will run out quickly without becoming tangled.

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

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

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

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

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

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").

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

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

A rate of action. In this case, quickly.

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.

A figure representing the average low tide of a region.

The crew's term for the chief engineer.

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

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

A machine having two or more impellers operating in series on a single shaft and in single casing.