Old name for bunting from which signal and other flags were made.

A short piece of line spliced into the end of the clapper by which the bell is struck. Traditionally it is finished off with a double wall knot crowned in its end.

Said of a vessel when the depth of water can be measured by the lead (within the 100 fathom curve).

The maximum rate at which an engine can do work as measured by the resistance of an applied brake. Expressed in horsepower.

Vessel moves to a new area for a new season.

A group of points to which rates are made the same as or in relation to rates to other points in group.

To turn the boat away from the wind. Also, Fall Off. The opposite of heading up.

To lash up.

An old method of cleaning a vessels bottom by burning off weed, barnacles or other growth while the vessel was in dry dock or careened. Breaming was also known as graving.

A gas produced by many fruits and vegetables that accelerates the ripening and aging processes.

Imaginary lines drawn through the north and south poles on the globe used to measure distance east and west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, England (designated as 0

The direction at right angles to a ship's heading or the line of her keel

(Free On Board) (...Named Port of Shipment):An International Term of Sale that means the seller fulfills his or her obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear ...

A strong tropical revolving storm of force 12 or higher. In the northern hemisphere hurricanes revolve in a clockwise direction. In the southern hemisphere these storms revolve counterclockwise and are known as typhoons.

A negatively charged ion.

Old Latin name for the south wind.

Money paid by shipper to Master of ship for diligence in care of cargo. Not now paid to Master, but added to freight. Amount was usually about 1% of freight.

A form of steam engine where a piston moves back and forth inside a cylinder, transmitting its motion to a driving shaft by a connecting rod and crank.

The amount of work done on or by a system is equal to the amount of energy transferred to or from the system.

The top of a wave.