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careen

Pronunciation: /kəˈriːn/

Definition of careen

verb

  • 1 [with object] turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
  • [no object] (of a ship) tilt; lean over:a heavy flood tide caused my vessel to careen dizzily
  • 2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] chiefly North American move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:an electric golf cart careened around the corner

Origin:

late 16th century (as a noun denoting the position of a careened ship): from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina 'a keel'. Sense 2 was influenced by the verb career

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