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Gilded carving and scroll work decorating the hulls of ships.

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Sink by filling with water.

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Any small collar made with spunyarn or light line to hold something in place.

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The officer on board responsible for the navigation of the ship.

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A single inlet compressor with the impeller or impellers mounted on a shaft supported by two bearings in a pedestal, with the driver coupled to the compressor shaft.

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An order given to take hold of a rope and pull.

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An arrangement whereby a steamship company, under rules and regulations established in the freight tariff of a given trade, accepts small packages at rates below the minimum bill of lading, and issues a parcel receipt instead of a bill of lading.

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Is the force in newton required to move a fluid layer of one square meter area and a thickness of one meter with a velocity of one meter per second.

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Heat cannot, of itself, pass from a colder to a hotter body.

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A drum of a windlass for heaving in line.

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In blue water beyond the 100-fathom line.

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Required by some countries for protection against the dumping of certain types of merchandise or products.

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Where the boat is pointed directly into the wind, sails luffing

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Light lines from the topping lift to the boom, forming a cradle into which the mainsail may be lowered.

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Navy term meaning to change the arrangement of the colors (the national flag) upon getting under way or coming to moorings.

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A term that means that 98% of all particles larger than a stated micron size have been removed from the product being filtered through the filter element.

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Any boat built to certain standards or rules so that is like all others in the same class.

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1,000 grams or 2.2046 pounds.

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To let go altogether.

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A through hull valve, a shut off on a plumbing or drain pipe between the vessel and the sea

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