Slang for getting married. A splice joins two lines together permanently.

A term used to describe the hot gas pressure on the outlet side of the refrigeration compression.

(1) To adjust the sails for best advantage. (2) Fore and aft balance of a boat. If either the bow or stern is depressed, the vessel is said to be down by the bow or down by the stern. (3) To trim is to adjust. It does not just apply to sheets. You can tri ...

A wind shift that forces a boat to sail below its mean wind course.

(1) Said of ship's head when it moves away from wind, especially when tacking. (2) To discharge a crew and close Articles of Agreement of a merchant ship.

A machine employing two or more stages.

Direct current. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity

Uncharted navigational danger that has been reported but has not been verified by survey.

To repair, clean or paint the hull.

An instrument that, once established, cannot be modified or cancelled without the agreement of all parties concerned.

An abbreviation of forecastle.

U.S. Customs' automated program under AMS. It allows for electronic reporting of inbound (foreign) cargoes in the U.S.

(1) To throw, as to heave a line ashore. (2) An upward pull on a line; to lift (3) The rise and fall of a vessel in a seaway.

Rolling a vessel, that is slightly ice-bound, so as to break the surface ice around her. May sometimes be done when a vessel is lightly aground, but not ice-bound.

Said of a lighthouse not tended.

The part of a rotating element that counteracts any inherent thrust developed by the impellers.

A solid wharf or structure built of stone along the edge of a harbor used for loading and offloading of cargo, and embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.

A rope used for securing any movable object in place

An absolute temperature scale. (

CFM flowing through the compressor inlet filter or inlet valve under rated conditions