Ship's boat kept ready for immediate lowering while at sea. When used for life-saving, it was called an "accident boat" or lifeboat.

An ornamental carved and painted figure on the stem of the vessel.

A heavy colorless gas that does not support combustion but is formed by the combustion and decomposition of organic substances. Found in some ambient air conditions.

The overlapping of wooden planks, used to form the outer surface of a boat's hull.

To attain headway (to get going or pick up speed).

Caught in the ice.

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 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.

Slang for anchor

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.

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.

A method of drying natural gas.

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

The consolidation of a quantity of individual items into one large shipping unit for easier handling.- Loading one or more large items of cargo onto a single piece of equipment, such as a pallet.

A pointed stern, such as those on a canoe.

Those causes of loss for which the carrier is not legally liable. The elemental risks of ocean transport.

Breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier or iceberg.

A stopper used to prevent water from entering the hawse hole in heavy weather.

A hand held pneumatic chipping tool which the blows are transmitted through a group of floating needles or metal rods.

Isolated rocky peak rising from a sheet of inland ice.