Someone who thinks money is to be made in the market by doing exactly the opposite of what the.

A long sturdy pole fitted with a blunt hook at one end designed to catch a line when coming alongside a pier or mooring, to facilitate putting a line over a piling, recovering an object dropped overboard, or in pushing or fending off.

Air or vapor given off or expelled as a byproduct or result of an operation or treatment process.

The operation of secretly bringing goods into a country to avoid paying duty on the goods. Also applies to illicit goods.

Specially designed for the transport of chemicals.

An investor who plots information about share prices and trading volumes on a chart, looking for.

An internal 'wall' between two departments of a bank or other financial institution which is.

The location from which the boat is steered, usually in the middle or at the stern of the boat.

Small struts or spars extending toward the sides from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of the spreaders, enabling the shrouds to better support the mast. Also known as crosstrees in older vessels.

Any rope or line.

Scoop like devices used to direct air into and ventilate a boat.

A sudden and violent gust of wind.

Railcars grouped in a train by destination so that segments (blocks) can be uncoupled and routed to different destinations as the train moves through various junctions. Eliminates the need to break up a train and sort individual railcars at each junction.

A free port in a country divorced from Customs authority but under government control. Merchandise, except that which is prohibited, may be stored in the zone without being subject to import duty regulations.

A prime mover which is suitable only for operating the deck machinery in a light loaded condition. Example: Reeling in of an untensioned rope, or topping an unloaded derrick.

Formerly an abbreviation for the Commodity Exchange in New York and now a division of the New York.

Placing a container where required to be loaded or unloaded.

Insurance which gives cover in respect of the contents of a home. This includes damage, theft or.

Once the only method, other than human voice, of passing orders to men on board ship; the instructions to perform certain tasks were conveyed by different notes and pitches on the high-pitched whistle.

Abbreviation for "Bales."