Definitions for careen

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careen ca·reen

Spelling: [kuh-reen]

IPA: /kəˈrin/

Careen is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 88 anagrams from letters in careen (aceenr).

Definitions for careen

noun

1. a careening.
2. Nautical. the position of a careened ship.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause (a ship) to lie over on a side, as for repairs or cleaning; heave down.
2. to clean or repair (a ship lying on its side for the purpose).
3. to cause (a ship) to heel over or list, as by the force of a beam wind.

verb (used without object)

1. (of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion:
2. (of a ship) to heel over or list.
3. career (def 7).
4. South Midland U.S. to lean or bend away from the vertical position:

Origin of careen

1585-95 for def 9; Middle French carine Latin carīna keel, nutshell; akin to Greek káryon nut

Examples for careen

We have a movement full of people who love their country and who are terrified of the course that it continues to careen along.

Of a sudden the wind lulled, and the Circassian righted from her careen.

careen the Margarita there and rectify the wrong—which he trusted was not great.

It can't be more than a week or ten days' job, even if we careen her.

The 3d July I hove my ship down on the careen to sheath her.

Afterwards I helped to careen the Ships, to refit them, and to calk them.

When we have your report, we can arrange to careen the ship, but not before.

But my ships are foul with the long passage, and are in need of a careen.

We will careen the ship for a day or so, so as to let the carpenter and his mates get at the leak.

"We must run for shelter there, and careen her," said Levasseur.