An articulated five-platform railcar. Used where height and weight restrictions limit the use of stack cars. It holds five 40-foot containers or combinations of 40- and 20-foot containers.

A large balloon shaped lightweight sail used when running or reaching. Spinnakers are made of cloth very similar to that used for parachutes, which is why you may also hear them called chutes, or kites.

A halyard used to raise the spinnaker.

A line running from near the top of the mast, used to hold the spinnaker pole in place.

A small projection of land.

A small storm jib made of very heavy cloth.

A raised portion of the hull forward of the cockpit intended to prevent water entering.

A traditional term in the British Navy for serving out an additional tot of rum or grog to a ship's crew. In sailing ship days the main brace was spliced (in terms of drink) in very bad weather or after a period of severe exertion by the crew.

To get spliced is slang for getting married. A splice joins two lines together permanently.

A flexible strip used for fairing lines.

To take the opposite tack when sailing to windward with another yacht.

In a wheel, such as a steering wheel, a spoke is a rod that extends from the hub outwards to the rim.

Running directly before wind and sea.

Placing a container where required to be loaded or unloaded.

An occasional sprinkling dashed from the top of a wave by the wind, or by its striking an object.

Water blown, or thrown, into the air in particles.

A piece of equipment designed to lift containers by their corner castings.

Small struts or spars extending toward the sides from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of the spreaders, enabling the shrouds to better support the mast. Also known as crosstrees in older vessels.

To develop a hole or break in the hull through which seawater could enter. Term originated from a sprung plank.

A dock line leading forward or aft, to prevent a vessel from moving ahead or astern. The after bow spring line is attached near the bow and runs aft, where it is attached to the dock. The forward quarter spring line is attached to the quarter of the boat, ...