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Prefix before a ship's name to indicate that she is a steamship.

(1) A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, and a higher clew.

A hand held rock drill worked by compressed air.

Eastern Central Motor Carriers Association.

A deposit resulting from the oxidation and polymerization of fuels and lubricants when exposed to high temperatures. Similar to, but harder, than varnish.

Liquid flows through into the valve and flows out through one of two tubes which is selected by changing the angle of a lever.

A device worn around a person's body that can be tethered to jack lines to help prevent a person from falling overboard.

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Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Temperature at the compressor inlet flange.

A length of line or thin rope; A line used to attach a sail to a spar.

Buoy at seaward end of channel leading from a port.

The national flag flown on a jackstaff on the bow of naval ships while anchored.

A factor is an agent who will, at a discount (usually five to 8% of the gross), buy receivables.

A material made of tarred hemp or manila rope fibers, used for caulking seams of decks and sides of a wooden ship in order to make them watertight.

Any sailboat with a four-sided mainsail, defined by two booms, one located on the bottom, perpendicular to the mast, and another, located on top, at an angle from the mast.

To keep the sails full and drawing

A light triangular or quadrilateral sail set over a gaff.

A vessel's track through the water.

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