A long sturdy pole fitted with a blunt hook at one end designed to catch a line when coming alongside a pier or mooring, to facilitate putting a line over a piling, recovering an object dropped overboard, or in pushing or fending off.

Speed through the water, not "over ground".

A purchase (block and tackle) for hoisting a boat to its davits.

Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun. The highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands, oversees deck crew, maintenance and upkeep of the ship except for the engine room an ...

The highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands and who in turn comes under the direct orders of the master or chief mate or mate.

A stay from the stem of a boat to the end of the bowsprit used to counteract the upward pull of the forestay.

Used to confine the bowsprit down to the stem or cutwater.

Movement of a tractor, without trailer, over the highway.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

Wheeled under-carriage on which a container or chassis may be placed.

A set of wheels built specifically as rear wheels under the container.

A large solid post on a wharf or pier for securing mooring lines; the same when constructed on the deck of a ship.

An upright, wooden or iron post to which hawsers or mooring lines may be secured.

A piece of wood fitted in various places to act as a preventative to chafe.

A device fitted on a chassis or railcar to hold and secure the container.

A rope sewn into the luff or foot of a sail for use in attaching to the mast or boom.

On older sailing ships, an additional lateen shaped mizzen sail carried on the fourth mast, known as a bonaventure mizzen.

Port of initial Customs entry of a vessel to any country. Also known as First Port of Call.

Freight moving under a bond to U.S. Customs or to the Internal Revenue Service, and to be delivered only under stated conditions.

A warehouse authorized by Customs authorities for storage of goods on which payment of duties is deferred until the goods are removed.