Is singular for media and is the material...paper, wire, cellulose or a combination... from which the filter element is made and which does the actual filtration or separation.

The line to which a vessel is submerged with a full cargo on board.

A wedge-shaped piece of timber used to secure barrels against movement.

Filter rating indicating the approximate particle size for which the majority will not pass through a given filter. It is generally interpreted as meaning that 85% of the particles of size equal to the nominal filter rating will be retained by the filter.

Business pertaining to commerce or navigation transacted upon the sea or in seaports in such matters as the court of admiralty has jurisdiction.

Usually refers to intracity hauling on drays or trucks.

Ropes used for hoisting gaffs and sails, and signal flags.

National Fluid Power Association.

A curved inlet section on an impeller.

At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.

A frame used to support the boom when the sail is down.

a wind coming from the northeast

A solid absorption agent used in deliquescent type dryers.

A rail around the mast or on the bulwarks with holes for belaying pins to which lines or halyards are attached.

Vessel contract where charterers take over all responsibility for the operation of the vessel and expenses for a certain period of time.

The opening up the back (aft) edge of the mast in which the mainsail luff rope slides when it is hoisted. Some masts have an external sail track.

After a seam is caulked, to lay over it a narrow piece of canvas and then pour on hot pitch and tar .

Numbers of large pieces of floating ice that have come together and lie more or less in contact.

The transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container is received by a rail terminal or water port from another carrier.

Drydocking, beaching, or careening a vessel and carefully examining the bottom with a view to ascertaining any damage it may have.