Abbreviation for "Origin Rail Freight Station." Same as CFS at origin except an ORFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment.

Arrival at land

Tan work shoes issued to U.S. Maritime Service trainees

A propeller drawn through the water that operates a meter on the boat registering the speed and distance sailed

Additional thickness of planking on a wooden ship about her waterline to give the vessel more stability.

A charge, based on a fixed daily rate.

Time and date for payment of a draft.

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

A stream of vapor, gas or liquid coming out fast from a narrow orifice.

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

A wind coming from the east.

A pipe lead-in for anchor chain through ship's bow.

Nautical slang for the spirit of the sea, usually in the form of a sea devil. Davy Jones's Locker is the bottom of the sea, the final resting place of sunken ships, articles lost or thrown overboard, and of men buried at sea.

Condition of a sailing ship when all sails have been taken down in a severe storm, very often a hazardous undertaking if there is a high sea running.

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See Heave To

Structural pieces running fore and aft between the beams.

Also saloon; the main social cabin of a boat

A line drawn to indicate both the direction and magnitude of a force, such as leeway or a current.

(1) The rolled up part of a sail, tied with the reef lines, that is used to reduce sail area for heavy winds; To reduce the sail area. (2) A group of rocks or coral generally at a depth shallow enough to present a hazard to navigation.