To sail as close as possible to the wind. Some boats can point better than others, sailing closer to the wind.

A verb with a variety of meanings. To round in is to haul in quickly; to round up is to bring a sailing vessel head into the wind; to round down a tackle is to overhaul it; to round a mark is to pass a racing mark.

Small line used for whipping other light duties.

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

Surface resistance to relative motion, which slows down movement and causes heat.

Person authorized by transportation lines to publish tariffs or rates, rules, and regulations for their account.

The bearing which supports the propeller shaft where it emerges from the ship.

A location where one carrier delivers freight to another carrier.

Clearance by the Health Authorities.

Location where cargo enters the care and custody of carrier.

A block and tackle attached to the boom and the deck to prevent the main from gybing when sailing downwind

A term applied to a bracket supporting the after end of the propeller shaft and the propeller.

Daily; occurring once a day.

A sail attached to the boom at the tack and clew, but not along the foot, or a fore-and-aft sail which is set without a boom.

To hold off a boat with a staff, boathook, long spar, etc., to prevent her from coming along too heavily. also known as Fend Off.

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.

Shipments loaded and sealed by shippers and not checked or verified by the carriers.

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

A knot formed by taking the strands of the end of a line and tucking them over and under each other to prevent them from unraveling.

The relative humidity of a gas (or air) vapor mixture is the ratio of the partial pressure of the vapor to the vapor saturation pressure at the dry bulb temperature of the mixture.