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

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

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

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

Metal bolts with an eye in the end.

A method causing a liquid or gas to condense on the surface only of an adsorbing material.

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 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

Ship supplies.

(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.

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.

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

The total gas pressure (static plus velocity).

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

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

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

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

A temporary repair or replacement using improvised materials and parts.

Atmosphere normale de reference. The term ANR is not usually applied to cfm, it is the new European replacement for FAD and usually follows the metric measurement of air flow, such as Cu Meters per Minute

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