On larger sailing vessels, the space between the foremast and mainmast where spare spars were stored.

The short aftermost raised deck of a vessel.

A ship builder, or one who works about a ship. Does wood carpentry on the ship and keeps ships faired. Builds launching ways and launches ship.

The weight shown in a waybill and freight bill, i.e, the invoiced weight.

A type of heating system in which heated air is blown by a fan through air channels or ducts to rooms.

An abbreviation for "Cubic." A unit of volume measurement.

Machine which receives dry bulk cargo. It is used for stowing sugar,ores and minerals in the holds.

The difference between the diameter of a shaft rod, etc., and that of the hole in which it works.

A small boat designed to be rowed by use of its oars. Some dinghies are rowboats.

An adiabatic compression with no increase in entropy; a reversible-adiabatic compression.

A construction element applied to the outermost surface of an exterior wall.

This is where a bank other than the issuing bank also guarantees payment under the letter of credit. It normally is used if a seller finds the issuing bank an unacceptable risk and asks his or her own bank or another acceptable bank to guarantee (confirm) ...

The difference between the net asset value (NAV) per share of an investment trust and the share.

In a square rigged ship, the act of hauling the head sheets to windward and laying the head-yards flat aback in order to bring the ships head out of the wind while tacking. This is done when helm action alone is insufficient.

Waves breaking over rocks or shoals. A wave that approaches shallow water, causing the wave height to exceed the depth of the water it is in, in effect tripping it. The wave changes from a smooth surge in the water to a cresting wave with water tumbling d ...

The pressure measured in a flowing stream (liquid or gas) in such a manner that no effect on the measurement is produced by the velocity of the stream.

A French or continental European stock.

Procedure where carrier tests the temperature of the internal flesh of refrigerated commodities to assure that the temperature at time of shipment conforms to prescribed temperature ranges.

Sufficient movement through the water to allow the boat to be controlled and steered by the rudder.

Lying nearly head to wind and stopped, and maintaining this position by trimming sail or working engines.