General term used to denote all activities connected with the catching of fish by any means.

A small multi-pronged anchor used on dinghies and small boats. Also used to drag along the bottom to recover something that has sunk.

The area of sea not under the sovereignty of nations with a seaboard.

To decorate a ship with flags in celebration of certain occasions.

(1) A piece of equipment used to drive piles into the ground. (2) Name given to a ship which because of her short length, cannot ride two consecutive waves, and pitches violently into the second.

A term indicating that a vessel is holding her own against a contrary current.

DC. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity.(2) A type of electricity transmission and distribution by which electricity flows in one direction through the conductor; usually relatively low voltage and high current; typically abbreviated as dc.

The seller must deliver the goods to a pier and place them within reach of the ship's loading equipment. See Terms of Sale.

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.

Abbreviation for "Subject to Particular Average." See also Particular Average.

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant entropy from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure. (calculated assuming ideal conditions).

A device designed to enable accumulated liquids to be held for draining in a compressed air system.

To lie at anchor; to ride out; to safely weather a storm whether at anchor or underway.

A horizontal pole or spar attached to the mast to which the foot (lower edge) of the sail is fastened

An old seafaring dish made of boiled oatmeal seasoned with salt, sugar, and butter.

A line leading forward from the end of a mainsail boom to prevent the boom from swinging inboard while broad reaching or running. also Preventer

A pattern or template. Also a shape of metal or wood over or in which an object may be hammered or pressed to fit.

A steamship. A ship propelled by a steam engine.

A call to turn out of bunks.

A short length of rope secured at one end, and used in securing or checking a running rope, e.g., deck stopper, boat fall stopper, etc.