to hire a ship
11Pat Novak for Hire — was an old time radio detective show which aired from 1946 1947 as a West Coast regional program and in 1949 as a nationwide program for ABC. The regional version starred Ben Morris in the title role, while the later version featured Jack Webb as …
12Thomas W. Lawson (ship) — The Thomas W. Lawson was a seven masted, steel hulled schooner originally planned for the Pacific trade, but then used primarily to haul coal and oil along the East Coast of the United States. Built in 1902, the ship holds the distinction of… …
13Babylonian law — Archaeological material for the study of Babylonian law is singularly extensive. So called contracts exist in the thousands, including a great variety of deeds, conveyances, bonds, receipts, accounts, and most important of all, actual legal… …
14char´ter|less — char|ter «CHAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a written grant by a government to a colony, a group of citizens, a university, or a business or a corporation, bestowing the right of organization, with other privileges, and specifying the form of… …
15char´ter|er — char|ter «CHAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a written grant by a government to a colony, a group of citizens, a university, or a business or a corporation, bestowing the right of organization, with other privileges, and specifying the form of… …
16char´ter|able — char|ter «CHAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a written grant by a government to a colony, a group of citizens, a university, or a business or a corporation, bestowing the right of organization, with other privileges, and specifying the form of… …
17char|ter — «CHAHR tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a written grant by a government to a colony, a group of citizens, a university, or a business or a corporation, bestowing the right of organization, with other privileges, and specifying the form of organization:… …
18United Federation of Planets — UFP The Federation The Flag of the United Federation of Planets Founded 2161 Capital(s) …
19charter of affreightment — An agreement, contract, lease or commitment by which the possession or services of a vessel are secured for a period of time, or for one or more voyages, whether or not a demise of the vessel. 48 Am J1st Ship § 296. Contracts of affreightment are …
20affreight — affreighter, n. affreightment, n. /euh frayt /, v.t. to charter (a ship) as a freight carrier. [1840 50; < F affréter (resp. by influence of freight), equiv. to a A 5 ( < L ad AD ) + fréter to hire a ship, deriv. of fret FREIGHT, OF < MD] * * * …
