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/kəˈrēn/,
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careens, 3rd person singular present; careened, past tense; careened, past participle; careening, present participle;
  1. Turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair

  2. (of a ship) Tilt; lean over
    • - a heavy flood tide caused my vessel to careen dizzily
  3. Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction
    • - an electric golf cart careened around the corner
  1. (careen) stagger: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
  2. (careen) rock: pitching dangerously to one side
  3. (careen) move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
  4. Careening a sailing vessel means to beach it at high tide in order, usually, to expose one side or another of the ship's hull for maintenance below the water line when the tide goes out.
  5. (careen) 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; To tilt on one side; To lurch or sway violently from side to side; To tilt or lean while in motion. [from late 19th c.]; To career. ...
  6. (careen) to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull.
  7. (CAREEN) To heel a vessel to one side to clean, caulk, or repair the underwater hull. This may be accomplished by moving ballast and/or cargo, or by pulling the vessel to port or starboard with blocks and tackles fixed to the shore. A beach suitable for careening a vessel is called a careenage.
  8. (CAREEN) To heave a vessel down upon her side by purchases upon the masts. To lie over, when sailing on the wind.
  9. (Careen) From the Latin carina (keel) or French carener. Prior to hydraulic lifts, hulls still needed to be cleaned, patched, caulked, etc. Careening is a deliberate heeling to one side in order to accomplish these tasks. Usually was done on a careenage, a steep, sandy shoreline.
  10. (Careen) Lying a ship on its side to allow its hull to be cleaned.
  11. (Careen) To list a vessel so that a large part of her bottom is above water. Formerly done to remove weed and marine growth, to examine the bottom, to repair it and to put on preservative or anti-fouling. Still done with small craft.
  12. (Careen) To roll a ship over on one side in shallow water and clean the outside of the bottom, which becomes foul with marine growths after a long voyage.
  13. (Careen) When a boat tilts or leans to the side.
  14. (careen) To place a boat on her side so that work may be carried out on her underwater parts.
  15. (careen) to cause a ship to lean or lie on one side, as on a beach, for cleaning.
  16. (careen) to turn over a ship and clean the barnacles and seaweed from it's bottom
  17. To careen is to turn over on one side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing. When such an operation was to be carried out on a man-of-war it was necessary to have a proper wharf (the right beach might due), a proper turn of the tide, strong points on shore, and strong tackle and many men; all in ...
  18. (careened) turned over on its side
  19. Process where a wooden ship is taken to shallow waters, the masts pulled to the ground, and the ship placed on its side so it can be repaired and cleaned.
  20. the operation of heaving a ship over on one side to reveal the other side of her keel and permit it to be cleaned, repaired or caulked.
  21. Removing barnacles & other things that slow a ship down.
  22. Cause the ship to tilt on its side, usually to clean or repair the hull below the water line.