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Unit of highway motive power used to pull one or more trailers/containers.

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Ice in an area containing several small pieces of floating ice, but with total water area exceeding total area of ice.

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The assembly connecting the crankcase and connecting rod to the cylinder head and piston rod for translating circular to linear motion.

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(1) Generally something wrong or difficult (2) To be tangled (line) or in turmoil (air); to entangle or obstruct (3) In racing, a rules infraction

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Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of the sail.

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To remove a reef from a sail and hoist the sail aloft

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(1) A round eye through which a line is led, usually in order to change the direction of pull. (2) A thick piece of glass set flush in the deck to admit light below.

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Material passed into the effluent stream composed of foreign materials incorporated into the filter medium.

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A draft to which no documents are attached.

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Is the total pressure (static plus velocity) at the inlet flange of the compressor.

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A round wood plug inserted in a hole to cover a nail, screw, or bolt.

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Wood or metal supports (Dunnage) to keep shipments in place to prevent cargo shifting.

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The compressor is started automatically, depending on demand. Control panel is energized with no "pre-start" cycle required, as pre-lubrication pump and buffer (seal) air are always "on". A state of pre-start exists. Steam turbine compressors are "slow-ro ...

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The space between any decks.

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Cargo-securing devices mounted in the floor of containers; allow lashing and securing of cargo.

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A white light, usually on the masthead, visible from all directions, used to indicate that a vessel is anchored.

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

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Words incorporated when signing under duress and not concurring entirely with import of document signed, and after stating grounds of non-concurrence.

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Pieces of ice, about the size of a small house, that have broken off a glacier.

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The point where the stem joins the forward end of the keel.

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