A certificate required by U.S. Customs to release cargo properly to the correct party.

Owners or operators of vessels providing transportation to shippers. The term is also used to refer to the vessels.

To continue sailing under the same canvas despite the worsening of the wind.

Usually refers to intracity hauling on drays or trucks.

Customs form permitting in bond cargo to be moved from one location to another under Customs control, within the same Customs district. Usually in motor carrier's possession while draying cargo.

Method of payment for goods in which documents transferring title are given the buyer upon payment of cash to an intermediary acting for the seller, usually a commission house.

A method of payment for goods in which the buyer pays the seller in advance of the shipment of goods. Usually employed when the goods, such as specialized machinery, are built to order.

A method of payment for goods in which cash is paid at the time of order and the transaction becomes binding on both buyer and seller.

The pressure containing stationary element that encloses the rotor and associated internal components of a compressor, including integral inlet and discharge connections.

To abandon a ship at sea; to place people in a ship's boat or raft and leave them.

To let go.

A shipwrecked sailor as compared with one who has been marooned or deliberately put ashore.

Light, warm wind on surface of sea.

Similar to a whip, an instrument of punishment where seamen were flogged on their bare backs.

A multihull with two hulls separated by a deck or crossbeams from which a trampoline is suspended; abbreviated "cat."

A small boat with the mast stepped far forward, carrying a single sail

Light rope secured to a buoy to hold vessel while stronger moorings are attached.

The curve (sag) of a rope, cable or chain hung between two points such as the anchor rode or towing line; the deeper the curve, the more catenary.

In square-rigged vessels, short lines at the lower end of the futtock shrouds used to bring in the shrouds tighter to give room to brace the yards at a sharper angle when sailing close hauled.

On older sailing ships, a heavy piece of curved timber projecting from the bow for the purpose of holding anchors in position for letting go or for securing them after weighing.