A Short line used to attach one thing to another - a short rope or cord that secures or attaches an item onboard a boat, usually for keeping it attached to the boat

Shifting the moving block of a tackle from one place of attachment to another place farther along to give more advantage.

A type of anchor with a heavy inverted mushroom shaped head. Mushroom anchors are used to anchor in mud and other soft ground.

To bring a sailing vessel head to the wind or as close to it as possible in high seas, maintaining a slight forward motion.

To remove from a ship. To remove an item from its place.

To come alongside.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors. Characterized by having its flow in the axial direction.

Overhanging part of a vessel's stern. The area of the upper deck of a ship that is nearest the stern.

Insufficient number of crew; shorthanded.

Abbreviation for "Not Elsewhere Specified."

Small trading vessel also used for exploration. Three-masted, being square-rigged on the two forward masts, and having a lateen rigged mizzen mast. Christopher Colmbus' small squadron, the Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina, were all Caravels, as were Magellan' ...

Guarantee issued by a bank to a carrier to be used in lieu of lost or misplaced original negotiable bill of lading.

A threaded, adjustable fitting, used for stays, lifelines and sometimes other rigging. It is used to to maintain correct tension on standing rigging. Can also be used to pull objects together.

The distance between a rope's adjacent strands, giving a measure of the tightness of the lay. The shorter the distance, the harder the lay. When a line has been overused and the lay has become slack, it is said to be slack-jawed.

A sliding type of bearing having either rotating or oscillatory motion and in conjunction with which a journal operates. In a full or sleeve type bearing, the bearing surface is 360 degrees in extent. In a partial bearing, the bearing surface is less than ...

A yard or pole extending the head or foot of the topsail beyond the topmast or gaff of a gaff-rigged boat

A metallic structure on which a compressor or other machine is mounted.

International data interchange standards sponsored by the United Nations. See UN/EDIFACT.

Standing or running (adjustable) wire rigging that supports the mast from the stern; a wire mast support leading aft to the deck or another mast

Oscillations of the sea caused by wind blowing along the surface and moving in the direction from which the wind blows.