A measurement. The international unit of energy. One joule is equal to one WATT - second or 0.737 foot pounds.

A change made either in the route of a shipment in transit (see Reconsignment) or of the entire ship.

A registered trademark for plastic sheeting material that can be used as a vapor retarder. This plastic is used to make grocery bags. It is a long chain of carbon atoms with 2 hydrogen atoms attached to each carbon atom.

Open ocean sailing

To braid used with small stuff.

Contraction for "Shipper's Export Declaration."

Sailing too close to the wind

(1) A navigator shoots the sun by using a sextant to measure its altitude. (2) A sailing vessel shoots when she forges ahead to windward with her sails luffing.

A curve illustrating the variation or spectral irradiance with wavelength.

To place pieces of dunnage in between pieces of cargo in order to prevent shifting of the cargo.

A bullying and tyrannical officer; he would drive his crew by brutality and the power of his fists.

Single tariff item, established to move multiple commodities needed for a specified project, usually construction.

A monetary allowance to the customer for picking up or delivering at a point other than the destination shown on the bill of lading. This provision is covered by tariff publication.

Machines in which compression is effected by the positive action of rotating elements.

Water service between two coasts; in the U.S., this usually refers to water service between the Atlantic and Pacific or Gulf Coasts.

A connection or link between power systems that enables them to draw on each other's reserve capacity in time of need.

The deck chest in which the bos'n keeps his deck gear.

The index of the share prices of the companies which are listed in the FTSE Actuaries All-Share.

An approach to stockpicking which focuses on the search for shares whose prices have dropped so low.

In spray painting applications, air trapped in a paint film caused by poor atomization during spraying.