Careen
Word | CAREEN |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | ca reen |
Pronunciations | /kəˈɹiːn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Careen"
What do we mean by careen?
To lurch or swerve while in motion. intransitive verb
To move forward rapidly, especially with a swaying motion or with minimal control; career. intransitive verb
To lean to one side, as a ship sailing in the wind. intransitive verb
To turn a ship on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing. intransitive verb
To cause (a ship) to lean to one side; tilt. intransitive verb
To lean (a ship) on one side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing. intransitive verb
To clean, caulk, or repair (a ship in this position). intransitive verb
The act or process of careening a ship. noun
The position of a careened ship. noun
Nautical, to cause (a ship) to lie over on one side for the purpose of examining, or of calking, repairing, cleansing, paying with pitch, or breaming the other side.
To lean to one side, as a ship under a press of sail.
A slanting position in which a ship is placed, that the keel may be repaired; the place where this is done. noun
The submerged figure or body which is cut off from a floating vessel by the plane of the surface of the water; the submerged portion of a floating vessel: a figure bounded by the plane of the surface of the water and the wetted surface of a floating body. noun
A careening or lurching motion or movement; a lurch. noun
To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel. transitive verb
To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel. intransitive verb
To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line. verb
The position of a ship laid on one side.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Careen
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