A tube with a narrow throat (a constriction) that increases the velocity and lowers the pressure of the liquid passing through it, creating a partial vacuum immediately after the constriction in the tube. The vacuum created has a sucking effect, and a ven ...

Category of bulk carrier 100.000-180.00DWT so called she is too large to pass Suez and Panama Canals.

Refers to the direction in which a line goes.

The merchant ships on the official registers of any nation.

Ice pack whose limits cannot be seen from ship.

When the wind shifts toward the bow. Opposite of lifted.

An in-house bill of lading. A duplicate copy.

A soft, cylindrical fabric bag for clothes and personal possessions

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

Gallons per minute

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

A train of a specified number of railcars, perhaps 100, which remain as a unit for a designated destination or until a change in routing is made.

The operation of bringing two lines together; term also applied to other objects.

One of the large square openings in the deck of a ship through which freight is hoisted in or out, and access is had to the hold.

A short-sea vessel which transfers cargo between a central "hub" port and smaller "spoke" ports.

A new letter of credit issued to another beneficiary on the strength of a primary credit. The second L/C uses the first L/C as collateral for the bank. Used in a three-party transaction.

Is any gas or gas mixture in which one or more of the constituents is at its saturated vapor pressure. The constituent at saturation pressure may or may not be water vapor.

Ribbon, yarn, or other lightweight material attached to rigging or sails to indicate wind action or direction. Proper use of the telltales can help sailors improve their sail trim.

Steering; keeping the ship on the course given (no lazy steering).

A method of lowering the sail in sections so that it can be reefed quickly.