The outside plating of a vessel.

Pieces of hard wood bolted to the outer end of a bowsprit through which are rove the foretopmast stays before they are brought in to the bows and secured.

Are load carrying machine elements permitting some degree of motion in which the lubricant is air or some other gas.

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A control line that adjusts tension along the foot of the sail, pulling the clew away from the tack; used to maintain proper sail shape.

A number system used to describe wind forces and sea conditions from 0 for a flat calm to 12 for a hurricane

Originally a seaman who, not wanting to work, preferred to exist by hanging around ports and harbors and living on the charity of others. Now more generally describing any loafer around the waterfront who prefers not to work.

Latitude lines.

Filter, Regulator and lubricator sometimes combined in one unit

An emergency signal flare that will float down on a parachute after launch, hopefully improving its visibility.

A ship designed to carry either ore or oil in bulk.

Percentage of freight payable to broker (by owners in c/p's) or applicable to sale or purchase.

An inland point provided by an all water carrier's through bill of lading in the U.S. by first discharging the container in an East Coast port.

Changing the consignee or destination on a bill of lading while shipment is still in transit. Diversion has substantially the same meaning.

The amount of money an ocean carrier pays to the railroad for overland carriage.

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

American Standards Committee X12 responsible for developing EDI standards for the United States.

Cubic feet per minute. An airflow measurement of volume.

Ratio of the pressure of a gas to its critical pressure, in like units.

A ring or hoop of metal.