In sailboat racing, the mark or buoy that signifies one side of the starting line, opposite of the race committee boat.

A draft payable upon presentation to the drawee.

A clumsy and unskilled man.

Small, circular sheets of newly-formed ice that do not impede navigation.

Fresh bread.

Shipped under a rate that includes costs of delivery to and the loading onto a carrier at a specified point.

A device that achieves very high temperatures by the use of reflectors to focus and concentrate sunlight onto a small receiver.

Heavy canvas used as a covering.

A nautical astronomical observation of the sun, moon, or a star, by which means a vessel's position can be determined. The sight was taken with a sextant at a specific time, determined by a chronometer.

All matter consists of molecules which are in constant motion, but which are held together by molecular forces. In a solid the molecules are closely packed and arranged in such a pattern that the influence of the molecular forces is very strong. This give ...

Contracts with berth CIP. NOR can be given when within commercial limits of the port

The elements and compounds that result from the combustion of a fuel.

An account, with a bank (or additionally a building society in the UK) into which deposits are made.

Pounds per square inch, gauge. Pressure indicated by a pressure gauge.

Short lengths of line attached to the sail used to tie the extra sail out of the way when reefing.

The piston only compresses air with its stroke in one direction.

A trust which has been registered with the appropriate authority and which enjoys income tax.

A small wooden box, with lock and key, in which seamen keep sentimental valuables, stationery, and sundry small stores.

To come up more into the wind

A piece of equipment designed to lift containers by their corner castings.