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 rate applicable from a point on one transportation line to a point on another line, made by agreement and published in a single tariff by all transportation lines over which the rate applies.

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

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

A portable generator which can be attached to a refrigerated container to power the refrigeration unit during transit.

Capable of going to sea.

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.

Heat cannot, of itself, pass from a colder to a hotter body.

A device consisting of a heat transfer system, a moisture elimination system and a refrigeration system designed to improve the quality of the air and reduce the temperature of the air.

A curved inlet section on an impeller.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., (ASHRAE) is an international membership organization operated for the exclusive purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of heating, refrigeration, air conditioning and ...

The art and science of designing vessels.

A form of wear in which seizing or tearing of the gear or bearing surface occurs.

Man or boy employed in sailing deep-water craft. Word is sometimes loosely used to include men who go to sea. Used officially to denote a seaman serving on deck.

A low headroom space below decks used for provisions or spare parts, or miscellaneous storage.

A coupling device which consists of a spring loaded shutoff valve and a positive locking mechanism. It is used to connect tools, hoses and other accessories. Also known as Quick Disconnect.

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

On or in a ship.

The after section of the propeller shaft.

Dangle a man from one of the yard arms, sometimes by the neck, if the man was to be killed, and sometimes by the toes, if he was merely to be tortured. A severe punishment used aboard sailing ships long ago. Today, a reprimand.