caréner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- careen 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.
Senses
caréner is used for these senses in English:
- careen (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.
careen — full definition
- 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 To tilt on one side.
- verb To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- verb To tilt or lean while in motion.