Turbines or engines in which gas expands, does work, and undergoes a drop in temperature.

Shell or body of a ship.

An old term for getting married.

Storing on land. Many small boats are placed in dry storage over the winter.

The typical winds for a particular region and time of year.

A group of whales.

In a square rigged ship, the act of hauling the head sheets to windward and laying the head-yards flat aback in order to bring the ships head out of the wind while tacking. This is done when helm action alone is insufficient.

When flogging a seaman, to run the fingers through the Cat-O'-Nine-Tails after each stroke to separate the strands in preparation for the next stroke.

To touch bottom.

The act of taking a ship on the high seas from those lawfully entitled to it.

Are of two kinds: First, those built in permanently and part of the ship's structure, used for the reception of water ballast, fuel, oil, or liquid cargo; second, those constructed specially and removable if necessary. These vary greatly in size and shape ...

A dynamic compressor. A machine in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the air or gas. In a centrifugal compressor, flow is in a radial direction. Air enters the compres ...

Is the unique temperature to which the air (or any gas) must be cooled in order that it shall be saturated with respect to ice.

A method of signaling and communicating using two flags held in position by the signaler, the positions of the flags denoting the meaning.

Accumulation of foreign matter, such as mud or debris, in a cooler, pipe, or valve. In a cooler, H 2 O D P and D T will be seen to increase, as well as CTD.

The soft sandstone block sailors use to scrub the deck, so-called, because seamen were on their knees to use it.

(1) Said of seas that break over a vessel or over a sea wall. (2) A whale breaches when it leaps out of the water.

A port designated by the government of a country for duty-free entry of any non-prohibited goods. Merchandise may be stored, displayed, used for manufacturing, etc., within the zone and re-exported without duties.

Abbreviation for "Container Freight Station." A shipping dock where cargo is loaded ("stuffed") into or unloaded ("stripped") from containers. Generally, this involves less than containerload shipments, although small shipments destined to same consignee ...

Devices that may be used to position the impeller or to protect the shaft.