careen in Chinese
careen in Chinese is 上床 — careen means to tip a ship onto its side so that the underwater part can be cleaned or repaired.
careen in Chinese
上床
Pronounced: shàng chuáng
(nautical, transitive) 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.
What does "careen" mean?
- verb To tip a ship onto its side so that the underwater part can be cleaned or repaired.
- verb To lean over to one side.
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verb To sway or rock about roughly from one side to the other.
"They were not motionless, but swayed to and fro above her head, thronging out of one sky-light into another, as if the universe and not the air-ship was careening."
- verb To lean or tilt to one side while moving.
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careen in a sentence
- They were not motionless, but swayed to and fro above her head, thronging out of one sky-light into another, as if the universe and not the air-ship was careening.
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What is "careen" in Chinese?
"careen" in Chinese is 上床. careen means: To tip a ship onto its side so that the underwater part can be cleaned or repaired.
How do you pronounce 上床?
"careen" in Chinese is 上床, pronounced "shàng chuáng".
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