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.

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

To sail a boat closer to the wind - to steer closer to the wind, usually by pulling in on the sheets

Abbreviation for "Trailer on Flat Car." The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.

Latitude lines.

A pulpit located on the stern.

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

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.

To reeve and secure a line.

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

A structure which extends outboard beyond the edge of the hull for some special purpose. Some Polynesian canoes use outriggers to support an "ama" or small secondary hull, while fishing boats may use outriggers to suspend lines or nets over the water. ...

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.

The proper return port of a discharged seaman.

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

A squally wind sometimes accompanied by rain, observed as a dark cloud stretched across the horizon.

The gears that reduce engine speed to propeller speed.

The unloading of a container or cargo van.

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.

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.

(1) The mast section next above the topmast and and below the royal mast. (2) The yard supported by that mast. (3) The third lowest square sail. It is stretched between the topgallant yard and the top yard.