To make a rope fast by turns round a pin or coil, without hitching or seizing it.

Latitude lines.

Cubic capacity in 'grain"

A wooden lattice-work covering a hatch or the bottom boards of a boat; similarly designed gratings of metal are frequently found on shipboard.

Short period oscillation in level of enclosed, or partly enclosed, area of water when not due to the action of tide-raising forces.

The curve (sag) of a rope, cable or chain hung between two points such as the anchor rode or towing line; the deeper the curve, the more catenary.

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant temperature, in a compressor free from losses, from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure.

The strokes on the ship's bell to mark the passage of time. The passage of time in each watch is marked by the bell every half-hour.

A movement where the load initiates at an origin rail ramp and terminates at a consignee's door.

A machine that compresses gases. Divided into two groups; process gas compressors and oil and gas field compressors.

Reduce dew point by passing compressed air through a bundle of hollow membrane fibers; water vapor and a portion of the compressed air then permeate the membrane walls and vent to atmosphere

Two navigational aids separated in distance so that they can be aligned to determine that a boat lies on a certain line. Transits can be used to determine a boat's position or guide it through a channel. Also called a range.

Sailor's name for the north star, Polaris, which for all practical purposes remains fixed above the north pole, bearing north from everywhere in the northern hemisphere, making it a true aid to navigation.

The direction and speed of the wind as it appears to those on board, relative to the speed and direction of the boat; combination of the true wind and the wind caused by the boat's movement through the water.

A listing of a particular boat's steering deviation on each point of the compass

Special vessels employed in exploration for, development of or continuous production of, subsea oil and gas.

A nickname referring to British seamen. All British ships were to carry a supply of lime juice for issue to the crew as a preventative against scurvy.

For ships, a cargo handling area parallel to the shoreline where a vessel normally ties up.- For land transportation, a loading or unloading platform at an industrial location or carrier terminal.

To retire from a life at sea and settle ashore.

To make fast. To bend a sail, is to make it fast to the yard. To bend a cable, is to make it fast to the anchor. A bend, is a knot by which one rope is made fast to another.