Type of wrench used to tighten or loosen fire hose fittings.

A term which describes the rising of warm air above cold air when two air masses of different temperatures, humidity and pressure meet.

A term used to describe a chemical process in which heat is released. For example, combustion is an exothermic process because heat is released. A reaction or process that produces heat; a combustion reaction.

To intercept the wind. A vessel or highland to windward is said to becalm another. So one sail becalms another.

A strong vertical post used to attach lines for towing or mooring.

The act of breaking out the flukes of an anchor if they are caught on some obstruction, preventing it from being normally weighed.

The fluid entering a component.

A transportation line that hauls export or import traffic between ports and inland points.

The part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed.

A conduit for disposing of refuse-especially that the ship/s galley.

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

Abbreviation for "Master Container Freight Station." See CFS.

Knees placed in the forward part of a vessel, across the stem, to unite the bows on each side. (See PLATE 3.)

Small sea that rises just above bows or gunwale.

Two short pieces of timber fixed horizontally fore and aft on each side of the lower masthead of a square rigged vessel and used to support the topmast, the lower crosstrees, and the top.

Light, warm wind on surface of sea.

Abbreviation for "Gross Vehicle Weight." The combined total weight of a vehicle and its container, inclusive of prime mover.

A certificate authenticated by a recognized port authority, certifying that a ship comes from a place where there is no contagious disease, and that none of her crew was infected with such a disease.

A propeller at the lower sea-covered part of the bow of the ship which turns at right angles to the fore-and-aft line and thus provides transverse thrust as a maneuvering aid. A propulsor installed near the bow to provide a transverse thrust component en ...

An imaginary line around the center of the earth at 0