1) To wear a boat is the operation of bringing a sailing vessel onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern, as opposed to tacking, where the wind is brought around the bow. 2) In respect to the flying of flags, a ship flies her national fla ...

The chamber located on suction side of cap tube, in which freon is evaporated to cause cooling in a refrigeration system.

Putting cargo into a container.

A set of wheels that support the front of a container; used when the automotive unit is disconnected.

A compressor control mechanism designed to control performance output of the compressor to the demands of the plant process.

A navigational instrument used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies

1.06 liquid U.S. quarts or 33.9 fluid ounces.

To put in place of another; i.e., when an insurance company pays a claim it is placed in the same position as the payee with regard to any rights against others.

A type of knot used to fasten an anchor to its line.

Tanks carried in various parts of a ship for water ballast, for stability and to make the ship seaworthy.

The locker in which the bos'n keeps his deck gear.

The tall, narrow, waterproof box that houses a vessel's centerboard and allows it to be retracted into the ship's hull.

An order issued by a seller against a purchaser; directs payment, usually through an intermediary bank. Typical bank drafts are negotiable instruments and are similar in many ways to checks on checking accounts in a bank.

A process employed in the shipment of citrus fruits and other perishable commodities. The fruit is packed and placed in a cold room from which the heat is gradually extracted. The boxes of fruit are packed in containers that have been thoroughly cooled an ...

A stated amount over a fixed rate to one point to make a rate to another point.

The structure on deck where the donkey engine is located.

Originally meant "to stow cargo". Now, means "to search a ship carefully and thoroughly".

Successive shipments are permitted under letters of credit. Usually they must take place within a given period of time.

A piece of rope placed so as to confine a spar or another rope. A handle made of rope, in the form of a circle, (as the handle of a chest.) is called a becket.

A squadron of small ships.