In water transportation, the deliberate sacrifice of cargo to make the vessel safe for the remaining cargo. Those sharing in the spared cargo proportionately cover the loss.

Any wholly or partially enclosed space in which combustion takes place.

A cruise of a new ship for the purpose of testing out all machinery, etc. Shank

The highest possible pressure in a fuel-air mixture before spontaneous ignition occurs.

A vehicle with an engine capable of operating on two different types of fuels.

A body of water that contains brackish (highly saline) water that forms layers of differing salinity (stratifies) that absorb and trap solar energy. Solar ponds can be used to provide heat for industrial or agricultural processes, building heating and coo ...

Temperature assumed by an unsaturated air parcel when brought adiabatically to a standard pressure (1,000 mb).

Near or toward the shore

Small charts showing tidal stream directions and rate of flow.

Said of the anchor chain when moored and the chain does not lead clear of another chain.

See: 'Cat.

Abbreviation for Container Yard.- The designation for full container receipt/delivery

A policy which covers the insured and usually his/her family for the duration of their holiday. .

Radiation with wavelengths greater than 4 microns. (In meteorology, same as infrared radiation.)

A general term for provisions, materials and supplies used aboard ship for the maintenance of the crew, and for the navigation, propulsion and upkeep of the vessel and its equipment.

A gasifier in which the feedstock (fuel) is suspended by the movement of gas to move it through the gasifier.

That geographical belt located approximately in 40 degrees south latitude in which are encountered the prevailing or stormy westerlies.

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

An old expression meaning heartily or quickly.

ANSI specification for a Compressed air supply source that meets OSHA specification # 1910.134(i)(1)(ii)requirements for breathing air.