单词 | on the careen |
释义 | > as lemmason (upon) the careen 1. The position of a ship laid or heeled over on one side. on (upon) the careen: (of a ship) turned over on one side for repairing, or by stress of weather, etc.; (also figurative) ready to turn either way on receiving an impulse. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > heeling or listing careen1591 heel1622 heeling1625 list1633 seel1644 seeling1644 hield1867 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > repair of ships > careening ship for repair > position of ship when careened careen1591 1591 Hon. Actions E. Glemham Which compeld them to lie vpon the carine, to stop their leakes. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 13 Breaming her..either in a dry dock or vpon her Careene. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxvii. 52 Many Gallies, and Galeasses..either in Cours, at Anchor, in Dock, or upon the Carine. 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 36 She hath bin so often trimmd, putt upon the Carine, and metamorphosed. 1678 London Gaz. No. 1359/4 The Algierine..had so great a hole made in her, that [s]he was brought to her Carene. 1707 London Gaz. No. 4380/2 We saw him on the Careen [from being struck between wind and water]. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine at Careening When a ship is laid on a careen, every thing is taken out of her. 1798 in Naval Chron. (1799) 1 171 A broadside, which laid him on a creen. 1798 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) IV. 234 [To] decide the future turn of things, which are at this moment on the creen. 1798 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) IV. 236 Stopping the movement in the Eastern States, which were on the creen. 1836 F. Marryat Pirate iii, in Pirate & Three Cutters 22 The Circassian [a ship] righted from her careen. < as lemmas |
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