Careening
/kəˈriːnɪŋ/noun
The act of tilting or leaning to one side, or of making a ship lean for cleaning or repairs.
Did you know?The nautical sense of careening comes from the same root as *carina* (“keel”), and it originally described a ship being hauled over so its hull could be scraped and repaired.
Etymological Timeline
Late 16th Century
French
cariner / carène
“To bring a ship to careen; the ship’s keel or lower hull”
16th Century
Italian
carena
“The keel or bottom of a ship”
Late Latin
Latin
carina
“Keel of a ship”
Modern English
English
careen
“To lean, lurch, or tilt; originally, to turn a ship on its side for cleaning or repair”
Modern English
English
careening
“The act or process of careening or lurching”