Erosion rate per unit of erosion index in a cultivated continuous fallow soil.

Used by some seamen to describe St. Elmo's Fire.

Prefix before a ship's name to indicate that she is a steamship.

A small flag placed at the mast head to show wind direction.

A length of line or thin rope; A line used to attach a sail to a spar.

Fit and beautiful (describing a boat)

(Ex Works) (...Named Place): A Term of Sale which means that the seller fulfills the obligation to deliver when he or she has made the goods available at his/her premises (i.e., works, factory, warehouse, etc.) to the buyer. In particular, the seller is n ...

The floor or bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat

Any little handy contraption such as a scraper or sailmaker's palm, etc.

Any sailboat with a four-sided mainsail, defined by two booms, one located on the bottom, perpendicular to the mast, and another, located on top, at an angle from the mast.

A deposit resulting from the oxidation and polymerization of fuels and lubricants when exposed to high temperatures. Similar to, but harder, than varnish.

[meaning]

Protection and indemnity insurance

A material made of tarred hemp or manila rope fibers, used for caulking seams of decks and sides of a wooden ship in order to make them watertight.

A light triangular or quadrilateral sail set over a gaff.

A factor is an agent who will, at a discount (usually five to 8% of the gross), buy receivables.

Abbreviation for "Transportation and Exportation." Customs form used to control cargo movement from port of entry to port of exit, meaning that the cargo is moving from one country, through the United States, to another country.

[meaning]

Good order and readiness.

Eastern Central Motor Carriers Association.