Sailing vessel with three or more masts. Square rigged on foremast, fore and aft rigged on all others.

A short-sea vessel which transfers cargo between a central "hub" port and smaller "spoke" ports.

The distance the bow of a boat is forward of another's stern

A unit of 1,000 bars of pressure.

A cap for the top of the mast.

Said of cable when it extends vertically and taut from anchor to hawsepipe.

A new letter of credit issued to another beneficiary on the strength of a primary credit. The second L/C uses the first L/C as collateral for the bank. Used in a three-party transaction.

A wind coming from the east.

Cotton yarn used for cleaning purposes.

A triangular fore-and-aft sail carried on a stay. A sail that is set on a stay, and not on a yard or a mast. On a cutter this is the sail located between the jib and the main sail

The general name for ropes, blocks and tackles, tools, etc. (things).

A lower-than-usual tariff rate assessed because a shipper offers a greater volume than specified in the tariff. The incentive rate is assessed for that portion exceeding the normal volume.

The ratio and percent of the actual delivered capacity (measured at inlet temperature, pressure and gas composition) to the piston displacement.

A thousand.

Magnetic variation. The difference, east or west, between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle. Magnetic variation varies in different geographic locations.

The top point of the line about which the earth rotates.

The drying of compressed gases other than air. Equipment size, choice of materials and other specifications may be decidedly different for drying gases other than air because of the specific properties of the gases. Properties include specific gravity, sp ...

The part of the upper deck which is abaft the mainmast, or in that general location of a ship without one. The quarterdeck was normally reserved for officers.

The relationship of flow per unit area to differential pressure across a filter medium.

To fake line back and forth on deck.