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

On the land or aground.

On the shore (on land).

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Above sea level

The relationship (ratio) between the sails height (luff length) and length along the foot. High aspect ratio means a sail that is tall and narrow, low aspect ratio is a short, squat sail. A high aspect ratio sail is very efficient in sailing close to the ...

A term commonly used in connection with a bill of lading. It involves the transfer of rights, title and interest in order to assign goods by endorsing the bill of lading.

A backward direction in the line of a vessel's fore and aft line; behind. If a vessel moves backwards it is said to move astern; opposite to ahead.

The bearing of an object 180 degrees from ahead (behind).

At or towards the stern or rear of a ship.

A precursor to the sextant. An old navigational device for checking the altitude of the sun or stars.

ACRONYM - Atmospheres absolute. It is the weight of the column of air existing above the earths surface at 45

Any time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included.

At right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel (sideways-across).

A direction across the width of a vessel.

At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.

Atmosphere

The standard atmosphere is defined as the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 760 mm high with a density of 13,595 g/cm

It is the weight of the column of air existing above the earths surface at 45

A region near the earth in which the relative velocity increases from zero with elevation, due to the motion of the atmosphere relative to the earth's surface.