Heatless reactivated dryer. By means of expanding cold dry air to near atmospheric pressure inside the regeneration tower, the dryer air picks up moisture from the saturated desiccant bed and is then purged to atmosphere.

A line with a weight on the end used to measure depth. The lead is dropped into the water and marks on the line are read to determine the current water depth. The lead usually has a cavity to return a sample of the bottom type mud, sand, etc.

A guy who gets Head (toilet) cleaning detail.

A charge made for a service performed in a carrier's terminal area.

ACRONYM - National Pipe Thread tapered. A description of a specific pipe thread

Goods transported in a ship, or the money paid for such goods.

As provided in the Shipping Act of 1984, a contract between a shipper (or a shippers association) and an ocean common carrier (or conference) in which the shipper makes a commitment to provide a certain minimum quantity of cargo or freight revenue over a ...

To change direction so as to point farther away from the wind. Also Bear Away, Bear Off or Head Down. The opposite of heading up.

Surrounded by land.

Caulker's name for the seam in the upper deck planking next to a ship's waterways. There was very little space to get at this seam, making it a difficult and awkward job. This is the origin of the expression "Between the devil and the deep blue sea, since ...

The art and science of designing vessels.

Area into which a boat can not go without tacking.

The gauge pressure at which a pressure vessel is maintained in normal operation.

Cool air pulled ashore by rising thermal air currents caused by the air inland rising as the land heats up

The temperature which would be measured at the stagnation point if a gas stream were stopped, with adiabatic compression from the flow condition to the stagnation pressure.

Get gear in condition for use; to separate the blocks of a tackle to lengthen the fall (ready for use again).

An object bears so and so, when it is in such a direction from the person looking. To bear down upon a vessel, is to approach her from the windward.To bear up, is to put the helm up and keep a vessel off from her course, and move her to leeward.To bear aw ...

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

A compressed air coupling commonly used on European rail and road vehicles to connect one vehicle to the next.

Is the ratio of the theoretical work requirement to the actual work required to be performed on the gas for compression and delivery.