Careenage
/kəˈriːnɪdʒ/noun
A place where ships are careened, or the act of careening a vessel.
Did you know?Careenage is a real nautical word tied to careening, the practice of heaving a ship over so one side of the hull could be cleaned or repaired, a process that once left vessels dangerously vulnerable.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
LL
carīna
“Keel, bottom of a ship”
Old French
OF
carene
“Ship's keel or hull”
Middle English
ME
careine
“The bottom of a ship; later, to heel or tilt a ship over for cleaning”
17th Century
English
careen
“To tilt or heel a ship over on its side for repair or cleaning”
18th-19th Century
English
careenage
“The place where ships are careened, or the act of careening”