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Careening
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.
📖 Definitions of "Careening"
verb
- 1
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.
- 2
To tilt on one side.
- 3
To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- 4
To tilt or lean while in motion.
noun
- 1
The motion of something that careens.
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