Metal strip and lead fastener used for locking freight car or truck doors. Seals are numbered for record purposes.

The inside center strand of rope.

A cleat designed to hold a line in place without slipping. It consists of two narrowing jaws with teeth in which the line is placed.

The natural tendency of a sailboat to come up into the wind. The helm must be held over to keep the boat from coming up

A lower-than-usual tariff rate assessed because a shipper offers a greater volume than specified in the tariff. The incentive rate is assessed for that portion exceeding the normal volume.

A type of clutch which has a spring loaded jaw or detented rolling element to control torque in an assembly tool.

A coupling pin centered on the front underside of a chassis; couples to the tractor.

A short piece of rope secured in the bow of a small boat used for making her fast.

The relationship of flow per unit area to differential pressure across a filter medium.

An agreement to hold a carrier harmless with regard to a liability.

After or trailing edge of a sail; the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail and the outer edges of a square sail.

A large foresail which extends aft behind the mast.

The most common type of sail used today, a triangle-shaped mainsail defined by the mast and one horizontal boom perpendicular to the mast.

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 ...

A keel that is narrow and deeper than a full keel.

To heave in until the vessel is riding nearly over her anchor.

Pockets in a sail where battens can be placed to stiffen the sail.

A vessel designed for the transport of people or goods from one place to another on a regular schedule.

(1) The condition of a vessel stranded on a reef or a rock when the seas break over her deck. (2) Half drunk; incapacitated by drink.

An irrevocable letter issued for a specific amount; renews itself for the same amount over a given period.