A hygrometer which includes an arrangement for the time recording of atmospheric humidity.

A material formed from the incomplete combustion or destructive distillation (carbonization) of organic material in a kiln or retort, and having a high energy density, being nearly pure carbon. (If produced from coal, it is coke.) Used for cooking, the ma ...

A navigational aid that emits radio waves for navigational purposes. The radio beacon's position is known and the direction of the radio beacon can be determined by using a radio direction finder.

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 single, solid, homogeneous crystalline phase containing two or more chemical species.

Same as Aeolian.

The outer, solid portion of the earth: the crust of the earth.

Secretly, to remove spirit from a keg or cask by making a small hole and sucking through a straw. also called Suck the Monkey

Vessel said to be "on her beam ends" when she is lying over so much that her deck beams are nearly vertical.

Wide, a wide boat is a beamy boat

Merchant seaman's name for his bed or mattress.

The part of the total carbon in steel or cast iron that is present in elemental form as graphite or temper carbon. Contrast with combined carbon.

A published rate that is never assessed because no freight moves under it.

An increase in hardness and strength caused by plastic deformation at temperatures below the recrystallization range.

A number system used to describe wind forces and sea conditions from 0 for a flat calm to 12 for a hurricane

Geological Survey/Supply Vessel.

A knot used to temporarily shorten a line.

To the bow of the boat, forward of the beam.

The legal right to receive income from, or occupy, trust.

A small bag for carrying or stowing all personal articles.