Is the property of a substance that gauges the potential or driving force for the flow of heat.

A list of navigational lights arranged in geographical order, giving the position and characteristics.

A person inexperienced with or uncomfortable around boats.

Machines cooled by water circulated through jackets surrounding the cylinders or casings.

Forty Foot Equivalent Units (Containers).

Direction from which the wind is blowing; an unsailable sector between close hauled headings.

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

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

A hole in the hull for mooring lines, cable, or chain to run through.

A capacity measurement equal to one-fourth of a barrel.

A prisoner sold in the slave market. He was forced to serve in the war galleys, where he pulled on one of the oars.

(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.

Sailing vessel with three or more masts. Square rigged on foremast, fore and aft rigged on all others.

The position of a flag when lowered halfway down.

Said of cable when it extends vertically and taut from anchor to hawsepipe.

Succession of long and unbroken waves that are not due to meteorological conditions in the vicinity. Generally due to wind or storms at a distance from the position.

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

A naval rank next below that of admiral.

Flow of air under specific conditions required at a particular point.

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.