The toal temperature at the intake flange of the compressor.

Permanent pip iron ballast specially shaped and placed along each side of keelson. Name is sometimes given to any iron ballast.

A projecting aperture at the end of a tube, pipe etc. serving as an outlet for compressed air. Reduces the demand on the compressor by generating the highest thrust and volume for the lowest possible air consumption.

A deck exposed to the wind and sea.

Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile - Measurement of speed is done in knots ...

(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 weight attached to a line used to determine depth by lowering it into the water.

To let out a line or sail slowly; to slacken or relieve tension on a line; to take pressure off.

a circular donut-shaped buoy designed to support a person in the water. It is attached to the vessel with a (floating) line so that the person can be hauled back to the boat.

Cargo which has been booked but does not arrive in time to be loaded before the vessel sails. See also "Windy Booking."

An absolute temperature scale. ((

To untie.

Bulk Carrier or Motorcar Carrier

Board, bearing instructions, that comes to a wrecked ship with a life-saving rocket line.

Navigable channel.

(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.

A charge, based on a fixed daily rate.

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

A fabric bag through which a gas stream is passed for the removal of particulate matter.

Is used in psychrometry and is the temperature recorded by a thermometer whose bulb has been covered with a wetted wick and whirled on a sling psychrometer. Taken with the dry bulb, it permits determination of relative humidity of the atmosphere.