Definition of Caren
Ca*reen" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Careened (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Careening.] [OF. cariner, F.
caréner, fr. OF. carène, the bottom
of a ship, keel, fr. L. carina.] (Naut.) To
cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side,
leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs
below the water line; to case to be off the keel.
Ca*reen" (&?;), v. i. To
incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a
wind; to be off the keel.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To cause (a vessel or boat) to lean over so that it floats on one side.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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