The command given to inform the crew that the helm is being turned quickly to leeward, turning the boat windward

Nautical equivalent of ceiling

Sundays, holidays excluded

Fine separated particles floating in the air and clouding it. A substance in the gaseous state.

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

Pounds.

A type of schooner without a bowsprit.

A device to record temperature in a container while cargo is en route.

Opposite of absorption or adsorption. In filtration, it relates to the downstream release of particles previously retained by the filter.

An indicator that signals pressure conditions.

A rail surrounding the poop deck.

Abbreviation for "Please Authorize Delivery Against Guarantee." A request from the consignee to the shipper to allow the carrier or agent to release cargo against a guarantee, either bank or personal. Made when the consignee is unable to produce original ...

An L/C guaranteed by both the issuing and advising banks of payment so long as seller's documents are in order, and the L/C terms are met. Only applied to irrevocable L/C's. The confirming bank assumes the credit risk of the issuing bank.

A plot of expected operating characteristics (e.g.., discharge pressure versus inlet capacity, shaft horsepower versus inlet capacity).

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

A card marked in degrees and having sightings on it that is used to take bearings relative to the ship, rather than magnetic bearings as taken with a compass.

A shore that wind blows onto; it is best to stay well off a lee shore in a storm

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

A colorless odorless very poisonous gas formed by the incomplete burning of carbon. Found in some ambient air conditions.

Method of payment for goods in which documents transferring title are given the buyer upon payment of cash to an intermediary acting for the seller, usually a commission house.