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FREIGHTER |
Cargo ship |
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TONNAGE |
Weight of ship’s cargo |
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HOLD |
Interior of a cargo ship |
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LAST |
The burden of a ship; a cargo. |
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SHIPLOAD |
The load, or cargo, of a ship. |
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STEVE |
To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve. |
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LADING |
That which lades or constitutes a load or cargo; freight;
burden; as, the lading of a ship. |
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SALVAGE |
The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily assist
in saving a ship or her cargo from peril. |
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SEAWORTHY |
Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a
cargo with safety; as, a seaworthy ship. |
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TRIM |
The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by
which she is well prepared for sailing. |
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UNLADE |
To take the load from; to take out the cargo of; as, to
unlade a ship or a wagon. |
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LIGHTER |
To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to
lighter the cargo of a ship. |
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BURDEN |
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she
will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden. |
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UNLOAD |
To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo;
to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast. |
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SHIFF |
To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the
equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted. |
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CONDEMN |
To adjudge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service;
to adjudge or pronounce to be forfeited; as, the ship and her cargo
were condemned. |
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MANIFEST |
A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a
description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of goods, to be
exhibited at the customhouse. |
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DISCHARGE |
The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a
charge or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the
discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo. |
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RE-DEMPTION |
The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed;
repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the redemption of
prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo. |
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FREIGHT |
That with which anything in fraught or laden for
transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a
railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight. |
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RUMMAGE |
A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship; also,
the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages
incident to close stowage; -- formerly written romage. |
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HYPOTHECATION |
...advanced for the necessities of the ship, the vessel, freight, or cargo
is made liable for its repayment, provided the ship arrives in safety.
I... |
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CONSIGN |
...e) to
an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared for or sold, or
for the use of such correspondent; as, to consign a cargo or a shi... |
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LOAD |
...r in a
cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or
cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or
emba... |
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ENTRY |
...t the
customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account
of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his... |