A plot of expected operating characteristics (e.g.., discharge pressure versus inlet capacity, shaft horsepower versus inlet capacity).

A type of schooner without a bowsprit.

Industry-related: A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.

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.

The equipment used to sail a boat, including sails, booms and gaffs, lines and blocks, etc.

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

Hoist or haul in the anchor.

A stick with a blade in the end of it used to propel a small boat through the water; The act of using a paddle to propel a boat.

A carrier giving a customer illegal preference to attract cargo. This can take the form of a money refund (rebate); using lower figures than actual for the assessment of freight charges (undercubing); misdeclaration of the commodity shipped to allow the a ...

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.

A drogue or drag device to slow down a boat, hold its bow into the sea in heavy weather, and reduce the boat's drift downwind.

The transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container is received by a rail terminal or water port from another carrier.

Above sea level

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

The positioning and shape of the sails to the wind; To sheet in or out the sails for the most optimal performance and speed

A passenger or cargo-carrying ship which is operated between scheduled, advertised ports of loading and discharge on a regular basis.

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 mallet used for passing serving around a line.

Carefully (watch what you're doing).

Seaman's scornful name for any lead of a rope by which effort is lost or wasted.