To make a rope fast by turns round a pin or coil, without hitching or seizing it.

The angle between the sail and the apparent wind or the rudder or centerline and the water flow.

The extension of an air actuator beyond its design height.

Disciplinary code in which maritime crimes and punishments are specified.

The record of courses steered and distances traveled since the time a ship's position was last fixed by shore or astronomical observations.

A mooring buoy or spar. A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.

Overboard and by the ship's side.

Wooden bar with an iron shod, wedge, Shaped end, used in prying the anchor or working the anchor or working the anchor chain. Also used to engage or disengage the wild-cat.

(1) A second method of propelling a vessel. On a sailboat this would be the engine. (2) Machinery fitted in steam and motor vessels which is not part of the main propelling machinery. (3) a support group, e.g., Coast Guard Auxiliary

The settings on a pressure switch used to either load or unload the air compressor on a constant speed application, or start or stop the compressor on a start/stop application. The cut out pressure is also known as the maximum pressure, or the point at wh ...

Is the ratio in absolute units of the actual gas temperature to the critical temperature.

The curve (sag) of a rope, cable or chain hung between two points such as the anchor rode or towing line; the deeper the curve, the more catenary.

The strokes on the ship's bell to mark the passage of time. The passage of time in each watch is marked by the bell every half-hour.

Old sailing ship term for taking a nap.

Reduce dew point by passing compressed air through a bundle of hollow membrane fibers; water vapor and a portion of the compressed air then permeate the membrane walls and vent to atmosphere

Rank intermediate between officer and rating, and in charge of ratings; more or less equivalent to the rank of sergeant.

Abbreviation for "Trailer on Flat Car." The movement of a highway trailer on a railroad flatcar. Also known as Piggyback.

Cubic capacity in 'grain"

Latitude lines.

A device designed to remove solids, such as dirt, scale, rust and other contaminants from the air system.