A type of compression where no heat is transferred to or from the gas during the compression process.

That part of the ocean lying below 300 fathoms from the surface.

The act if striking or collision of a moving vessel against a stationary object.

Numerous shipments from different shippers to one consignee that are consolidated and treated as a single consignment.

In a sailing ship carrying multiple masts, the mast set closest to the stern.

A time draft (or bill of exchange) that the drawee (payer) has accepted and is unconditionally obligated to pay at maturity.- Broadly speaking, any agreement to purchase goods under specified terms.

Reinforced cringles or thimbles in the sail designed to hold the reefing lines when reefing the sail.

To push a sail out so that the wind fills the opposite side, thus slowing the boat down.

A written receipt in full, in discharge from all claims.

To remove the ballast from the a ship.

A member of the steward's department who served meals to officers and crew.

The turning of the blade of an oar from the vertical to the horizontal while it is being taken aback for the next stroke. This reduces the windage on the blade thus reducing the effort expended.

The value of a shipment agreed upon in order to secure a specific freight rate.

The total pressure measured from absolute zero ( i.e., from an absolute vacuum).

ACRONYM - A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons through a conductor. One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere. One ampere is equal to 6.25 x 1018 electrons per second passing a set point in a circuit. A ...

Undisturbed environmental surroundings, particularly to air and temperature.

Large and long-winged seabird of the southern hemisphere capable of long flights. It was believed among seamen that albatrosses embodied the souls of dead sailors, and it was considered unlucky to kill one.

Said of a rope when it is under such tension that it is practically rigid.

Ad valorem.

The part of the boat behind the beam.