Abbreviation for the Railway Service "Container On Flat Car."

A person who deals in the selling of provisions, dried stores, etc.

Is a means of transferring heat through mass flow. Also the transfer of heat within a fluid by movements within the fluid.

Another term for first mate.

An air operated device for hoisting or pulling. Similar to a winch

The ratio of fuel consumption to compressor capacity.

A table designated as the area in the boat where the navigator will study charts and plot courses.

A small double-pronged bendable pin used to secure a clevis pin or to keep turnbuckles from unwinding.

The condition of the tide when there is no horizontal motion.

To reduce the volume of, by or as if by pressure.

An extension of the keel for protection of propeller and rudder.

The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin. Also trunk.

A government official residing in a foreign country who represents the interests of her or his country and its nationals.

A formal statement describing goods to be shipped; filed with and approved by the consul of the country of destination prior to shipment.

Used to confine the bowsprit down to the stem or cutwater.

This property of a gas is the weight of air or gas per unit volume. Unless specified, it refers in compressor practice to the weight per unit volume at conditions of total temperature, total pressure and composition which prevail at the compressor intake.

A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.

A sail attached to the forestay as opposed to a jib which is attached to the headstay.

An oil-skin hat with broad rear brim.

A precursor to the sextant. An old navigational device for checking the altitude of the sun or stars.