A frame used to support the boom when the sail is down.

A stationary, spirally shaped passage that converts velocity head to pressure.

Drydocking, beaching, or careening a vessel and carefully examining the bottom with a view to ascertaining any damage it may have.

A large, swelling wave. To surge a rope or cable, is to slack it up suddenly where it renders round a pin, or round the windlass or capstan.urge ho! The notice given when a cable is to be surged.

The vertical absorption of a liquid into a porous material by capillary forces.

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.

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

a wind coming from the northeast

An order to stop; as, "Avast heaving!"

Water washing over; the situation of an object when almost submerged.

A filtering unit for vented enclosures installed to prevent dirt and foreign matter from entering the enclosure. Also prevents oil loss by retaining oil droplets and draining the oil back to the sump.

The oily condensate discharged by lubricated air compressors. The name is derived from the appearance of the condensate. Under normal conditions oily condensate should just be cloudy, like a small amount of milk in a bucket of water. When a lubricated com ...

Wind coming from the north.

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

To be named or to be nominated. To Be Named. Brokerage and chartering, replaces the name of the ship when it is still unknown.

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.

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

An angle or channel from deck beam to shell frame taking the place of a bracket.

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.

Itemized list of commodities with marks/numbers but no cost values indicated.