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

To leave; to push a boat away from a pier or vessel's side.

Seamen who worked on the masts and yards of square-rigged ships.

A rest for a cargo-boom when lowered for securing for sea.

The moisture content of air.

Chemical species slated to replace CFCs in the near future.

The lowest charge that can be assessed to transport a shipment.

To attach a boat to a mooring, dock, post, anchor, etc.

The bottom of a wave, the valley between the crests.

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

A sail plan in which the main and/or mizzen, or the foresail of a schooner, is of triangular shape, very long in the luff and set from a tall mast. This is almost now universal in all sailing yachts.

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

Seaman's name for a reef knot tied upside down. also called a "granny" knot.

Attempting to import merchandise into a country at a price less than the fair market value, usually through subsidy by exporting country.

(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.

Old expression for the engraving of the wind-rose on charts.

2,240 pounds (1016.05 kilograms)

An inland location where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and then moved to a coastal port for loading.

(1) The land in general, but usually refers to that part adjacent to the water. (2) A timber used in damage control to brace bulkheads and decks. (3) One of the many wooden props by which the ribs or frames of a vessel are externally supported while build ...

Seaman who was born aboard a warship. As this was once considered to be one of the essentials of the perfect seaman, it has long been a complimentary term.