Compartment in the hold of a containership into which a shipping container fits exactly.

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.

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

An instrument designed to add lubrication into the compressed air line.

A dimensionless flow parameter, ( Jnr/m), in which J is a significant dimension, often a diameter, n is the fluid velocity, r is mass density, and m is dynamic viscosity, all in consistent units.

A stationary element that may be adjustable and which directs the flow medium to the inlet of an impeller.

The horsepower input to the compressor shaft, or more generally to any driven machine shaft.

Calling names of the points of the compass in order.

An order to make haste.

Thin sheets of copper applied to the hull of a wooden ship below the waterline to prevent the toredo worm eating the planks, and also to limit the growth of weed, barnacles or other marine life.

Straps to hook your feet under in cockpit when hiking out.

Removal of a shipment from a vessel.

To take a boat into water that is too shallow for it to float in, i.e: the bottom of the boat is resting on the ground.

Heavy-duty wire used to lower heavy instruments overboard from the trawl winch.

The rate (in liters or gallons per minute, cubic meters or cubic feet per second, or other quantity per time unit) Air related flows are usually expressed in CFM, SCFM, ACFM, ICFM

Logistics Over The Shore.

A certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to satisfy import regulations of foreign countries; indicates that a U.S. shipment has been inspected and found free from harmful pests and plant diseases.

Difference between minimum and maximum pressures for an air compressor. Also called cut in-cut out or load-no load pressure range.

An instrument that uses sound waves to measure the distance to the bottom.

(1) Shallow water. (2) An underwater sand bar or hill that has its top near the surface.