A seat or brace running laterally across the width of a rowing boat.

A seaman's sewing outfit for heavy work.

Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not used

On vessels constructed of wood, the narrow gap between the planks which form the decks and sides and were caulked to make them watertight. Since wood swells when it's in contact with water, a narrow seam is necessary to allow for the expansion.

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

Occurs when the vapor is at the dew point or saturation temperature corresponding to its partial pressure. A gas in never saturated with a vapor. However, the space occupied jointly by the gas and vapor may be saturated.

Sailor's term for soot or ashes which sometimes fell into food while it was being cooked.

The temperature of a body referred to the absolute zero, at which point the volume of an ideal gas theoretically becomes zero. (Fahrenheit scale is minus 459.67

A drum of a windlass for heaving in line.

Indicates the jib or staysail being boomed out on the opposite side of the mainsail in a following wind, giving a large amount of sail area presented to the wind. see Wing and Wing

A document required and issued by some national governments authorizing the importation of goods.

Any object that a navigator may use to find his position, such as permanent land or sea markers, buoys, radiobeacons, and lighthouses.

An instrument that can be modified or cancelled at any moment without notice to and agreement of the beneficiary, but customarily includes a clause in the credit to the effect that any draft negotiated by a bank prior to the receipt of a notice of revocat ...

Describing a small or confined space. Originated from the time when a cat-o'-nine-tails was used to inflict punishment.

A U.S. Customs program wherein at least two designated Customs ports will enter cargo that arrives at either port without the necessity of an in-bound document.

Load/unload control system that tries to maximizes compressor efficiency by matching air delivery and air demand. Compressor is operated at full load or idle

Having to do with boats, ships, or sailing.

Devices used between rotating and stationary parts to separate, and minimized leakage between, areas of unequal pressures.

Additive that promotes the formation of a stable mixture, or emulsion, of oil and water. Common emulsifiers are: metallic soaps, certain animal and vegetable oils, and various polar compounds.