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.

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

Fog over land caused by condensation of vapor in the air above cooler ground.

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

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

A seat or brace running laterally across the width of a rowing boat.

A topsail on the main mast.

A protective cover wrapped around the mast at the deck on a keel stepped boat to prevent water from entering the boat.

Wind coming from the north.

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

A boat which uses the wind as its primary means of propulsion.

A U.S. Customs program wherein at least two designated Customs ports will enter cargo that arrives at either port without the necessity of an in-bound document.

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

A wharf licensed and attended by Customs authorities.

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

The cover of a scuttle-way or small hatchway which leads to to or from a store room, cabin of small craft, crew's quarters, the forecastle or fore peak.

A light sail, such as a spinnaker, used to make the most of light following winds.

A longitudinal stiffener for the side of a ship, made of angle bar, bulb angle channel or plates, etc. Depending upon their locations, stringers are known as bilge stringers, side stringers, hole stringers, etc.

The actual temperature of a moving gas stream. It is the temperature indicated by a thermometer moving in the stream with the same velocity as the stream.

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