Material that stores energy, although mass will also retain coolness. The thermal storage capacity of a material is a measure of the material's ability to absorb and store heat.

Man employed in unloading ships in harbour, or in taking a ship from one port to another. Paid "lump" sum for services.

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

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

A board with cleats, forming a bridge reaching from a gangway of a vessel to the wharf.

Is singular for media and is the material...paper, wire, cellulose or a combination... from which the filter element is made and which does the actual filtration or separation.

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

A small vessel fitted for towing.

Meddling or fooling around.

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

Wind coming from the north.

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.

Canvas, wood or rope used over the side to protect a vessel from chafing when alongside another vessel or a dock.

U.S. Commerce Department document, "Shipper's Export Declaration."

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

A wind moving from the land to the water due to temperature changes in the evening, where the temperature of the land falls below the sea temperature.

Nautical equivalent of ceiling

The line to which a vessel is submerged with a full cargo on board.

A topsail on the main mast.

A sailor's paradise where amusements were plentiful, and the women were accommodating.