A unit of volume. A US gallon has 231 cubic inches or 3,785 liters.

Line led forward, from quarter of a vessel, to prevent her from moving astern.

Caught in the ice.

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

Abbreviation for "Electronic Data Interface." Generic term for transmission of transactional data between computer systems. EDI is typically via a batched transmission, usually conforming to consistent standards.

(1) To bind a line with marline, cord, twine, wire, or other "small stuff" to prevent accidental opening or unraveling (2) To freeze up, as a valve.

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

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 method of drying natural gas.

A light line used for hauling over a heavier rope or cable.

A phrase preceding the signature of a drawer or endorser of a negotiable instrument; signifies that the instrument is passed onto subsequent holders without any liability to the endorser in the event of nonpayment or nondelivery.

To make life onboard for the crew as uncomfortable as possible, by keeping them at work at all hours, often unnecessarily.

The tide with the least variation in water level, occurring when the moon is one quarter and three quarters full. The lowest high tide and the highest low tide occur at neap tide. The opposite is the spring tide.

Sundays, holidays excluded

Difference in air or gas temperature between the outlet of the intercooler and the inlet of the compressor.

A single block such as a snatch block used as a fairlead to bring a line in a more favorable direction.

Method of producing a chart in which the parallels of latitude and the meridians of longitude intersect each other at right angles.

Nautical equivalent of ceiling

A wharf licensed and attended by Customs authorities.

To transfer containers from one ship to another when both vessels are controlled by the same network (carrier) manager.