Length of chain used for putting around logs or steel products.

A term for a circular plank edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel.

A traditional term in the British Navy for serving out an additional tot of rum or grog to a ship's crew. In sailing ship days the main brace was spliced (in terms of drink) in very bad weather or after a period of severe exertion by the crew.

An articulated five-platform rail car that allows containers to be double stacked. A typical stack car holds ten 40-foot equivalent units (FEU's).

Sailing with the wind coming from the stern or quarter of the boat.

Any time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included.

A financial services sales rep, authorised to give financial advice on life assurance, pensions.

A device for mounting cylinders.

The difference in pressure between any two points of a system or component.

A flag signaling that a ship is about to sail and that all should report on board. It is International Code Flag "P".

A large and powerful sheet winch

On a square-rigged ship, the yards are square by the braces when they are at right angles to the fore-and-aft lines of the ship.

An additional duty imposed to offset export grants, bounties or subsidies paid to foreign suppliers in certain countries by the government of that country for the purpose of promoting export.

A general nautical term for Canadians, but more especially for Nova Scotian sailing ships and men.

A low vertical lip or raised section around the edge of a cockpit, hatch, etc. to prevent water on deck from running below.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

An articulated five-platform railcar. Used where height and weight restrictions limit the use of stack cars. It holds five 40-foot containers or combinations of 40- and 20-foot containers.

Finely-divided water swept from crest of waves by strong winds.

A term which refers to contracting out of S2P (State Second Pension).

Compressors in which successive volumes of air or gas are confined within a closed space, and compressed. They may be either reciprocating or rotating. (Trap air and then squeeze it to the desired pressure).