A soft, cylindrical fabric bag for clothes and personal possessions

A fitting holding a boom or gaff to the mast.

A train of a specified number of railcars, perhaps 100, which remain as a unit for a designated destination or until a change in routing is made.

The sudden heave of the ship.

Openings in the bottom or transom of a boat to drain water when sailing.

A unit of 1,000 bars of pressure.

To cause the land to sink below horizon by sailing away from it.

Sailing close hauled. Sailing toward the wind as much as possible with the wind coming from the bow.

An in-house bill of lading. A duplicate copy.

A person inexperienced with or uncomfortable around boats.

To attach a line to something so that it will not move.

A line attached to the boom to prevent it from accidentally gybing.

To turn the boat away from the wind. also Fall Off.

An opening in a ship's side, provided with a glazed lid or cover for the admission of light.

Abbreviation for "Not Otherwise Indexed By Name."

To charge more than the proper amount according to the published rates.

A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies.

An empty wine bottle after its contents have been drunk.

A document, issued by a bank per instructions by a buyer of goods, authorizing the seller to draw a specified sum of money under specified terms, usually the receipt by the bank of certain documents within a given time. Some of the specific descriptions a ...

A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas.