A restrictive tube used in a refrigeration system which restricts the flow of freon and allows pressure to build on one side and suction on the other. It is located between the condenser and the evaporator.

The top point of the line about which the earth rotates.

The part of the upper deck which is abaft the mainmast, or in that general location of a ship without one. The quarterdeck was normally reserved for officers.

A container designed with openings in the side and/or end walls to permit the ingress of outside air when the doors are closed.

Owners or operators of vessels providing transportation to shippers. The term is also used to refer to the vessels.

The merchant ships on the official registers of any nation.

A large foresail which extends aft behind the mast.

Goods floating on surface of sea after a wreck.

A deck exposed to the wind and sea.

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.

Assault upon a seaman, by Master, while at sea.

Steel disc, that is dogged down over a porthole to secure against breakage of the glass and to prevent light from showing through.

Gallons per minute

A wind coming from the east.

The foremost sail; a triangular shaped foresail forward of the foremast.

A device that removes solid contaminants, such as dirt or metal particles, from a liquid or gas (air is a gas), or that separates one liquid from another, or a liquid from a gas. The term filter describes the complete unit ... housing, filter element, int ...

Used for sending messages to outside companies. Messages are transmitted via Western Union, ITT and RCA. Being replaced by fax and internet.

Cotton yarn used for cleaning purposes.

A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...