An order given to take hold of a rope and pull.

Same as 0.4535924277 kilograms.

A railing around the deck of a boat to keep things from going overboard and the seas from coming aboard; the strake of shell plating above a weather or shelter deck; the part of a ship's side that extends above the main deck to protect it against heavy we ...

A sailboat with its bow pointed directly into the wind, preventing the sails from filling properly and stopping the boat. It can be very difficult to get a boat that is in irons back under sail. also known as "In Stays".

Bound together.

Surface on which the bearing seal rides in an oil lubricated tailshaft bearing.

To stop, especially to stop work.

A small pointer extending downward from the top of the cistern of a Fortin barometer. The level of the mercury in the cistern is adjusted so that it just comes in contact with the end of the pointer, thus setting the zero of the barometric scale.

The resistance to movement. (2) An anchor drags when its flukes do not hold.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

A single inlet compressor with the impeller or impellers mounted on a shaft supported by two bearings in a pedestal, with the driver coupled to the compressor shaft.

A Government Act introduced primarily to provide increased protection for investors and to regulate.

A rope passed round a man in the chains, while sounding.

Compass error. The difference between the reading of a compass and the actual magnetic course or bearing due to errors in the compass reading. These errors can be caused by metals, magnetic fields and electrical fields near the compass. The act of checkin ...

A ratio of the work or useful energy output of a system versus the amount of work or energy inputted into the system as determined by using the same energy equivalents for energy in and out. Is used as a measure of the steady state performance or energy e ...

Abbreviation for (1) "Interstate Commerce Commission," (2) "International Chamber of Commerce."

Old three-masted trading vessel which was square-rigged on the fore and main masts, and lateen rigged on the mizzen mast. Similar to the Caravel, but larger and more robust.

The point at which the Sun , traveling in the Ecliptic , crosses the Equinoctial when going from South to North declination.

A power of attorney which, subject to conditions and safeguards continues in force even after the.

Light lines from the topping lift to the boom, forming a cradle into which the mainsail may be lowered.