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

To wrap a small line around another.

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.

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

Power as calculated from compressor-indicator diagrams.

Narrow triangular sail set on a long yard or spar, the forward end of which is hauled down so that it sets obliquely on the mast with a high peak.

Type of mobile crane found on a truck.

Machines in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the flowing medium. (Raise the pressure of the air by converting the energy from the velocity of the air to pressure.)

A penalty charge against shippers or consignees for delaying carrier's equipment beyond allowed time. Demurrage applies to cargo; detention applies to equipment. See Per Diem.

A very strong sail used in stormy weather. It is loose footed, being attached to the mast, but not the boom. This helps prevent boarding waves from damaging the sail or the rigging.

A windlass or capstan drum.

A document, issued by a bank per instructions by a buyer of goods, authorizing the seller to draw a specified sum of money under specified terms, usually the receipt by the bank of certain documents within a given time. Some of the specific descriptions a ...

An empty wine bottle after its contents have been drunk.

Allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be transported in bond to another port, where a superseding entry is filed.

Change direction so as to point closer to where the wind is coming from. The opposite of falling off.

To attach a line to something so that it will not move.

The ability of a non-water-soluble fluid to form an emulsion with water.

Cloths hung on the lee side of a berth to keep one from rolling out of their bunk

To continue sailing under the same canvas despite the worsening of the wind.

A phrase with a nautical derivation, meaning a man under the influence of drink or unsteadiness through drink.