A demand made upon a transportation line for payment on account of a loss sustained through its alleged negligence.

Lifting device attached to a crane.

To clap on is to temporarily add something to an existing part.

All listed options of a particular type (i.e., call or put) on a particular underlying instrument,.

National Insurance Contributions See: 'National Insurance.

See evaporation pan.

Class AA Ice Stregthening.

A publication,such as Uniform Freight Classification (railroad) or the National Motor Freight Classification (motor carrier), that assigns ratings to various articles and provides bill of lading descriptions and rules.

The designation provided in a classification by which a class rate is determined.

A railroad yard with many tracks used for assembling freight trains.

Beat to windward to avoid being driven onto a lee shore.

A "C" shaped fitting which can be slipped over the boom, for example, when the sail has been roller reefed to allow the boom vang to be reattached.

A term used in life assurance where under certain conditions, life assurance premium relief.

An atmometer consisting of a porous porcelain or ceramic container connected to a calibrated reservoir filled with distilled water. Evaporation is determined by the depletion of water in the reservoir.

An anti trust act of the U.S. Congress making price discrimination unlawful.

International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

Civil Liability Convention (And 1992 Protocols)

Referring to the lines of a vessel's hull when they give a a fine and unobstructed run from bow to stern so that she moves through the water smoothly.

A receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were received in "apparent good order and condition," without damage or other irregularities. If no notation or exception is made, the B/L is assumed to be "cleaned." ...

The pressure loss across the filter element determined under steady state flow conditions using a clean test fluid across a clean filter element.