Sailor's slang for anchor.

A vessel formed of two or more hulls. A catamaran has two hulls, and a trimaran has three hulls.

Synonymous for all practical purposes with "Intermodal."

Any ship capable of carrying different types of cargo which require different methods of handling. There are several types of ships falling into this category, for example, ships which can carry roll on/roll off cargo together with containers.

A machine having two or more impellers operating in series on a single shaft and in single casing.

A machine employing two or more stages.

A container frame fitted to accommodate two or more separate tanks for liquids.

A type of anchor with a heavy inverted mushroom shaped head. Mushroom anchors are used to anchor in mud and other soft ground.

An anchor without stock and shaped like a mushroom.

To assemble passengers and/or crew.

A forceful resistance to recognized authority. A refusal to obey a legal order of a superior officer is also considered mutiny.

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Volume flow rate measured in normal cubic metres per minute (or hour), i.e. related back to normal inlet conditions

ACRONYM - National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.

National Committee on International Trade Documentation.

North Pacific Coast Freight Bureau.

A term for what frequently happened to Nantucket whalers when they left the whaling ship in a small boat to go after a whale. If they harpooned the whale without mortally wounding it, the animal took off with the whaleboat in tow.

Small passages

A projecting aperture at the end of a tube, pipe etc. serving as an outlet for compressed air. Reduces the demand on the compressor by generating the highest thrust and volume for the lowest possible air consumption.

Short for compressed natural gas or CNG. A type of compressed gas used as fuel for stoves and heaters. CNG is stored in metal cylinders prior to use. CNG is considered safer than other types of fuel such as propane LPG - because it is lighter than air and ...