CFM. An airflow measurement of volume.

Steps in the compression of a gas, In reciprocating compressors, each stage usually requires a separate cylinder, in dynamic compressors, each requires a separate rotor disc.

Bread that was supplied to ships before bakeries were introduced on board.

A knot widely used when making a boat fast to a post or bollard.

The forward part of the bow which overhangs the keel.

A certified document showing the origin of goods; used in international commerce.

This type of insurance offers the shipper the broadest coverage available, covering against all losses that may occur in transit.

The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the buyer pays the transportation charge and the seller reduces the invoice by a like amount.

A system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.

Customer designated as party paying for services.

Circular metallic elements that ride in the grooves of a piston and provide compression sealing during combustion. Also used to spread oil for lubrication.

Loose and broken ice in bays, or along exposed edges of floes.

A short length of chain, usually 15 fathoms (90 feet). (Method of measuring chain.)

A small naval sword worn by midshipmen or their equivalents when in full dress uniform.

(1) A false keel. (2) The projection of the keel abaft the stern frame where the spindle of the rudder rests.

A private ship operating under license from a government against the merchant shipping of an enemy.

The measurement of the angle between the bottom of a boat and its widest beam. A vessel with a 0

A very high wind. Also called "Snotter"

A waybill covering two or more consignments of freight.

Of a system (or part thereof) is its condition at an instant of time as described or measured by its properties.