An enterprise in which there is a risk of loss.

To windward, in the direction of the eye of the wind; toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind is coming

Wind that is deflected from it's normal course by the sails

A machine employing two or more stages.

Gross tonnage is the basis on which manning rules and safety regulations are applied, and registration fees are reckoned. Port fees are also often reckoned on the basis of GT and NT. GT and NT are defined according to formulas which take account, among ot ...

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

A line led to a sail, but is not currently in use. The line currently in use is known as the working sheet. Usually the working and lazy sheets change when the boat is tacked.

A barge equipped with tracks on which up to about 12 railroad cars are moved in harbors or inland waterways.

(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.

(1) The distance that the wind and sea has to travel over open water unimpeded by land; the longer the fetch, generally the higher the waves. (2) Also to reach someplace, especially in adverse conditions. When sailing close-hauled, being able to arrive at ...

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

A boat is double banked, when two oars, one opposite the other, are pulled by men seated on the same thwart.

Japanese tapered pipe thread (Female).

Location where shipment begins its movement.

Ropes hung and used for assistance in ascending and descending.

Circular iron band used to hold a bowsprit on the stem of a sailing vessel.

United Nations EDI for Administration, Commerce and Transport. EDI Standards are developed and supported by the UN for electronic message (data) interchange on an international level.

The U.S. government does not issue certificates of free sale. However, the Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, will issue, upon request, a letter of comment to the U.S. manufacturers whose products are subject to the Federal Food, Drug ...

Costs that vary directly with the level of activity within a short time. Examples include costs of moving cargo inland on trains or trucks, stevedoring in some ports, and short-term equipment leases. For business analysis, all costs are either defined as ...

A container frame fitted to accommodate two or more separate tanks for liquids.