Articles packed so that one rests partially or entirely within another, thereby reducing the cubic-foot displacement.

Along or around a coast.

The act of supporting anything by propping or shoring it up.

Blowdown.

ACRONYM - Compressed natural gas, primarily methane.

An articulated five-platform railcar. Used where height and weight restrictions limit the use of stack cars. It holds five 40-foot containers or combinations of 40- and 20-foot containers.

States that the volume of a gas, at constant pressure, varies directly with the absolute temperature.

Compressors in which successive volumes of air or gas are confined within a closed space, and compressed. They may be either reciprocating or rotating. (Trap air and then squeeze it to the desired pressure).

Port where cargo is unloaded and enters a country.

Length of chain used for putting around logs or steel products.

A device for mounting cylinders.

The mount and housing for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal.

In sailboat racing, to have a controlling position over competitors by staying between them and the next mark or buoy - a tactical maneuver in which the lead boat stays between the trailing boat and the wind or the next mark.

Abbreviation for "Bales."

Abnormal, rapid reciprocating movement of the disc on the seat of a pressure relief valve.

Openings in a ship's hull for ventilation, light and other purposes.

The opening between the jib and the mainsail. Wind passing through this opening increases the pressure difference across the sides of the mainsail, helping to move the boat forward.

Cost of goods, marine insurance and all transportation (freight) charges are paid to the foreign point of delivery by the seller.

Place where cargo is loaded and leaves a country.

On a bellow type air actuator, that part of the flexible member forming an annular protrusion larger than the O.D. of the end retainers or bead rings.