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.

This is the pressure found on the suction side of a refrigeration system.

Old term for waking a sailor asleep on watch by throwing a bucket of cold water over him.

Is the lowest temperature to which oil must be heated under standardized test conditions to drive off sufficient inflammable vapour to flash when brought into contact with a flame. Flash points of petroleum based lubricants increase with increasing pressu ...

The space provided for stowage of provisions or other materials.

This property is the ratio of the specific weight of air or gas to that of dry air at the same pressure and temperature.

Transportation from one city to another as differentiated from local switching service.

A type of air circulation in a container. In top air units, air is drawn from the bottom of the container, filtered through the evaporator for cooling and then forced through the ducted passages along the top of the container. This type of airflow require ...

The direction of an object from the observer's position.

Laying up of a vessel, in a dock, for repairs.

A squadron of small ships.

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

Time after which legal claims will not be entertained

(1) The action of a line as it passes over the sheave of a block. (2) The act of easing away gently.

A rate published on traffic moving from an interior point to a port for transshipment to a foreign country.

That amount of time that a carrier's equipment may be used without incurring additional charges. (See Storage, Demurrage or Per Diem.)

In the middle portion of the boat - Roughly halfway between a ship's stem and stern, and where the beam usually is the widest.

An individual with specific knowledge of a harbor, canal, river or other waterway, qualified to guide vessels through the region. Some areas require that boats and ships be piloted by a licensed pilot.

An ornamental knot to provide a stopper on the end of a line.

Spiked pole used for propelling a barge or boat by resting its outboard end on an unyielding object.