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单词 parliament heel
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parliament heel
parliament heel n. Nautical Obsolete the inclination of a ship caused by a shift of ballast, or when deliberately listed so that part of its side is exposed above the waterline for cleaning, painting, etc.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > [noun] > fitting out or equipping ships > cleaning and recoating bottom > tilting ship to clean side
parliament heel1769
1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine sig. Ee2 Parliament-heel, the situation of a ship, when she is made to stoop a little to one side, so as to clean the upper part of her bottom on the other side.
1784 Ann. Reg. 1782 Hist. Europe 225*/2 The Royal George..should receive a sort of slight careen, which the seamen..call a parliament heel.
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