International Parcel Tankers Association
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PARCEL
1) Part of the process of protecting a wire or rope by worm, parcelling and serving. 2) Small tarred stuff is wound into the grooves of the lay to give the rope a smooth surface (worming). 3) Tarred canvas is then wound around the smooth surface (parcelling) 4) Finally a tarred seizing of thin wire or twine is tightly wound around all using a serving mallet to apply tension (serving).
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UPDRAUGHT
A rapid vertically moving parcel of air found in thunderstorms.
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PARCEL RECEIPT
An arrangement whereby a steamship company, under rules and regulations established in the freight tariff of a given trade, accepts small packages at rates below the minimum bill of lading, and issues a parcel receipt instead of a bill of lading.
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