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careen, to, the operation during the days of sail of heaving a ship down, by means of
tackles attached to its mastheads, so as to expose one side to
bream, or repair, it. The vessel was laid ashore on a steeply sloping beach, parallel to the shoreline. To control the angle of
heel, and to bring the vessel back onto an even keel after it had been cleaned or repaired,
relieving tackles were run under the keel and secured to convenient points on the exposed side. After one side had been cleaned, the ship was floated off on the
tide, turned round to face the other way, and the operation repeated so that the opposite side could be cleaned. Small craft are still occasionally careened for cleaning on suitable beaches, but the cleaning of larger vessels is always now done in a
dry-dock. A suitable beach where ships could be careened was known as a
careenage. See also
hog;
parliament heel.
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