When a vessel fills with water and sinks.

At or towards the stern or rear of a ship.

Are load carrying machine elements permitting some degree of motion in which the lubricant is air or some other gas.

A nautical version of the national flag of the country usually flown at the stern. (2) Adopted by the United States Navy in 1862, the rank of a young officer equivalent to that of midshipman. The flag carried by a ship as insignia of her nationality.

Ratio of the pressure of a gas to its critical pressure, in like units.

is the design (built-in) compression ratio for a rotary unit having this feature

Term used in the days of sail to indicate the starboard of the two anchors carried at the bow of a ship. The anchor on the port side was known as the small bower (although they were the same size).

All rigging, cranes, etc., utilized on a ship to load or unload cargo.

Is energy in transition and is defined in units of Force times Distance. Work cannot be done unless there is movement.

A joint Bureau of the Census' International Trade Administration form used for compiling U.S. exports. It is completed by a shipper and shows the value, weight, destination, etc., of export shipments as well as Schedule B commodity code.

(1) Generic name for a large sea-going vessel. (2) To take an object aboard, such as cargo, or water. (3) To put items such as oars on the boat when not in use.

A ring or hoop of metal.

Go to bed without undressing.

Steel wire, used to support over-the-side sampling apparatus

Tanks used for the storage of air discharged from compressors. They serve also to damp discharge line pulsations.

In navigation, the smaller angle at which two position lines on a chart intersect. The fix will be more reliable as the angle approaches 90

Across the width of a boat. Also Athwartships.

A course marked by buoys or ranges measuring one nautical mile. Measured miles are used to calibrate logs.

A control line that adjusts tension along the foot of the sail, pulling the clew away from the tack; used to maintain proper sail shape.