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.

When the sheer curves down towards the bow and stern.

A flat tray, generally made of wood but occasionally of steel, on which goods particularly those in boxes, cartons or bags, can be stacked. Its purpose is to facilitate the movement of such goods, mainly by the use of forklift trucks.

An additional keel secured outside the main keel, usually as protection in the event of grounding.

Abbreviation for "Not Otherwise Indexed By Name."

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 ...

To turn the boat head-to-wind so as to go about on the opposite tack

Sailor's phrase for a seaman who has died.

Stout line or cable fore and aft around the deck of the boat to keep crew from falling overboard.

In railcar or container shipments, the weight of the empty railcar or empty container.

An empty wine bottle after its contents have been drunk.

Power as calculated from compressor-indicator diagrams.

In transit, or in passage.

A rope attached to the clew of the foresail and rove through a block on the swinging boom. Used for guying the clews out when before the wind.

(1) A term signifying an inclination of an object from a perpendicular; to turn anything so that it does not stand perpendicularly or square to an object. (2) Those timbers in a ship near the bow or stern which are sharply angled from the keel. (3) The op ...

The drying of compressed gases other than air. Equipment size, choice of materials and other specifications may be decidedly different for drying gases other than air because of the specific properties of the gases. Properties include specific gravity, sp ...

The conversion of mechanical, electrical or magnetic energy into heat.

In general, a person employed in a sea-going vessel. In some cases, applied to a seaman who works on deck.

A charted feature or chosen position on a chart

Gossip, usually about other people or events. The term scuttlebutt evolved from the name of a keg containing water and alcohol that sailors used to gather about before meals.