Said of wind when exactly ahead; and of another vessel when her fore and aft line coincides with observer's line of sight.

To heave in until the vessel is riding nearly over her anchor.

The sovereign power to take property for a necessary public use, with reasonable compensation.

Combination minimum pressure valve and check valve.

To keep a weather eye is to be on the alert (heads up).

A small local current usually caused by tidal streams as they ebb and flow around or against obstructions.

Cotton yarn used for cleaning purposes.

A manmade waterway used to connect bodies of water that do not connect naturally. Canals use locks to raise and lower boats when connecting bodies of water that have different water levels.

To store a yacht away on land for the winter

Front of a container or trailer - opposite the tail.

The U.S. government does not issue certificates of free sale. However, the Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, will issue, upon request, a letter of comment to the U.S. manufacturers whose products are subject to the Federal Food, Drug ...

An agreement to hold a carrier harmless with regard to a liability.

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

A naval rank next below that of admiral.

The most common type of sail used today, a triangle-shaped mainsail defined by the mast and one horizontal boom perpendicular to the mast.

A list of navigational lights arranged in geographical order, giving the position and characteristics.

Abbreviation for "Not Otherwise Indexed."

Also saloon; the main social cabin of a boat

Hoisting the ensign at 8 a.m. and down at sunset.

A prisoner sold in the slave market. He was forced to serve in the war galleys, where he pulled on one of the oars.