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An air flow caused by a fan that draws air through the heat exchanger core in a uniform pattern to dissipate the sensible heat.

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Also saloon; the main social cabin of a boat

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The highest continuous deck which runs the full length of the ship without a fall or interruption.

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A support fixed on the front part of a chassis (which is retractable); used to support the front end of a chassis when the tractor has been removed.

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A soft, cylindrical fabric bag for clothes and personal possessions

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A cap for the top of the mast.

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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.

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The condition when a perfect gas is isentropically compressed, and the gas inlet temperature and also the amount of work spent is the same for each stage.

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To prevent contact with an object while bringing the ship alongside.2. To push off when making a landing.

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Weight of the goods alone without any immediate wrappings, e.g., the weight of the contents of a tin can without the weight of the can.

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Alternatively letting the sails draw, then spilling wind so as to keep a vessel more or less in one place until space is available, marking time.

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Transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container leaves a rail or water terminal.

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

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The white froth on the crests of waves.

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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.

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The operation of taking a sounding with the hand lead (to find bottom).

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A sailing ship with three to five masts, all of them square-rigged except the after mast, which is fore-and-aft rigged.

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The compression of an air actuator (air spring) below its design height.

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Structural pieces running fore and aft between the beams.

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Carefully (watch what you're doing).

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