The operation of temporarily holding two lines together by seizing.

Western Truck Lines.

A deck with legs that can be jacked up or down. During operations, the legs rest on the sea-bed. When the rig is moved, the legs are retracted, leaving the rig floating. A jackup has normally no propulsion machinery of its own.

Department of Transportation.

A hand held rock drill worked by compressed air.

(1) A fore-sail flying above and forward of the jib, usually seen on bowsprit vessels. (2) A foresail used on yachts similar to a genoa, but cut narrower, with its leech not overlapping the mainsail, and a higher clew.

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(1) Any pin that is used to prevent a fitting from falling open. (2) A pin used to keep the anchor attached to its anchor roller when not in use.

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Temperature before an orifice or nozzle, downstream of compressor discharge.

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The extremities of a yard.

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.

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Code of minimum conditions for the carriage of cargo under a bill of lading.

Jettisoned goods that cast overboard and are buoyed for subsequent recovery.

UK Hydrographic Office abbreviations kgkg

A block of wood or a bracket attached to a spar to support another spar attached to it.

A vessel's track through the water.

When from some cause a vessel's form is so altered that the ends of the keel are much above the level of its midship portion, it is said to be "sagged." The opposite of hogged.