Charge assessed by a pier or dock owner against freight handled over the pier or dock or against a steamship company using the pier or dock.

A steam boiler on a ship deck used to supply steam to deck machinery when the main boilers are shut down.

Away from the direction of the wind. Opposite of windward.

The removal of heat from a gas after compression is completed.

A device for drying compressed air by means of condensation obtained by over-compression or cooling, absorption, adsorption or a combination of the above methods.

Holding oars at right angles to fore and aft line of boat with blades horizontal and parallel to surface of water.

Ship supplies.

The temperature of a body referred to the absolute zero, at which point the volume of an ideal gas theoretically becomes zero. (Fahrenheit scale is minus 459.67

A deviation to move cargo on the return leg of a voyage for the purpose of minimizing ballast mileage and thereby reducing transportation costs.

The total gas pressure (static plus velocity).

A ladder of rope with rungs, used over the side.

(1) Broken water at bow of a vessel making way. (2) Disturbed water made by a propeller or paddle wheel. (3) The rush or sweeping of waves on a bank, shore, or vessel.

To remove water from the boat by hand, bucket, pump etc.

Generally speaking the word amidships means in the middle portion of a vessel.

A curved metal spar for handling a boat or other heavy objects.

Can occur any time warm, moist air blows over a surface cool enough to drop it's temperature below the dew point.

Sailing on a run with the wind coming over the stern from the same side as the boom (danger of jibing).

A navigation instrument used to measure the apparent height of a landmark whose actual height is known, such as the top of a lighthouse. From this information, the ship's distance from that landmark can be calculated.

Term for disabled vessel that had to fall out of a convoy and thus became easy prey for submarines.

To let the sheet out slowly while maintaining control.