The piece of board on which a man working aloft is swung.

The removal of heat from the air or gas between stages.

Is the total gas pressure (static plus velocity) at the discharge port of the compressor. Velocity pressure is considered only with dynamic compressors.

A stern sprit or spar extending from the stern.

A moment of time which could be measured by the shaking of a sail as a sailing ship comes into the wind.

An imaginary sphere surrounding the globe that contains the sun, moon, stars and planets.

A form requiring all data in a commercial invoice along with a certificate of value and/or a certificate of origin. Required in a few countries (usually former British territories) and usually serves as a seller's commercial invoice.

The weight of water vapor in the air vapor mixture per pound of dry air.

Making a ship just as it is about to sail.

A mobile container-handling crane used to load/unload containers to/from railcars.

A bullying and tyrannical officer; he would drive his crew by brutality and the power of his fists.

Shanties are the work songs that were used on the square-rigged ships of the Age of Sail. Their rhythms coordinated the efforts of many sailors hauling on lines.

Water service between two coasts; in the U.S., this usually refers to water service between the Atlantic and Pacific or Gulf Coasts.

Has to do with the properties of air-water vapor mixtures in the atmosphere.

To give the steersman the de-sired course to be steered.

(1) A navigator shoots the sun by using a sextant to measure its altitude. (2) A sailing vessel shoots when she forges ahead to windward with her sails luffing.

To spill the sails is to take the wind out of the sails, either by heading up into the wind, or by easing the sheets to the point where the sails can hold no wind.

To braid used with small stuff.

A board-shaped swinging vane, controlled by a tiller or wheel, and attached to the rudderpost or stern for steering and maneuvering a vessel.

Green and red lights on the starboard and port sides of the boat required for navigation at night. Each light is supposed to be visible through an arc of 112.5