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Volume flow rate measured in liters per second

Description of a vessel when she rolls or pitches excessively while underway in heavy seas.

A special type of oil free, positive displacement reciprocating compressor, working without piston rings. The seal between piston and cylinder wall is produced by a series of labyrinths.

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

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

Stairway of inclined or vertical steps on board ship.

A metal, wooden or rope stairway.

Loaded aboard a vessel.

That which is loaded into a ship. The act of loading.

Refers to the freight shipped; the contents of a shipment.

Jettisoned goods that cast overboard and are buoyed for subsequent recovery.

An area of water totally or partially enclosed by coral islands, atolls, and reefs.

A boat in a dry dock.

Term for disabled vessel that had to fall out of a convoy and thus became easy prey for submarines.

A wind moving from the land to the water due to temperature changes in the evening, where the temperature of the land falls below the sea temperature.

Movement of cargo by water from one country through the port of another country, thence, using rail or truck, to an inland point in that country or to a third country. As example, a through movement of Asian cargo to Europe across North America.

Arrival at land

Certificate issued by consular officials of some importing countries at the point or place of export when the subject goods are exported under bond.

A support fixed on the front part of a chassis (which is retractable); used to support the front end of a chassis when the tractor has been removed.