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.

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.

Isolated rocky peak rising from a sheet of inland ice.

Unlit navigational aids for use during the day. They mark a bearing to a channel when they are lined up one above the other. Leading lights are lighted at night and serve the same purpose.

The velocity of the gas in the passages between the filter units in the filter house of a gas filter.

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

Areas of the ocean lying between the mostly westerly winds of the higher latitudes, and the trade winds. These areas usually have prolonged calms, and in the older days of sail it could take quite a while to clear out of this area, by which time the seame ...

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

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

The area (in sq inches) of the filter element that is exposed to the flow of air or fluid for effective filtering.

Unit of free air flow rate. Normal cubic meter per hour. The air in the following conditions:1.013 bar(a) of pressure; 0 degrees Celsius of temperature and 0% of relative humidity .

A framing of metal fitted over an opening in a deck, with glass or plexiglass inserted for the admission of light into a cabin, engine room, etc.

An angle piece fitted over the edge of boxes, crates, bundles and other packages to prevent the pressure from metal bands or other types from cutting into the package.

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

On or in a ship.

Above sea level

The headstay on which jibs are hoisted

Is the ratio of weight of vapor existing in a given space to the weight that would be present if the space were saturated at the space temperature.