Thesaurus / careen
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Here and there he lay in such rubbish as motionless as the effigies careen on marble biers.
GREYFRIARS BOBBYELEANOR ATKINSONAt early dawn a fierce gust of wind caused the schooners "Hamilton" and "Scourge" to careen far to leeward.
THE NAVAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATESWILLIS J. ABBOT.On the 28th the weather was fine enough to "Careen clean and tallow the ships five streaks below the water line."
LIFE ABOARD A BRITISH PRIVATEER IN THE TIME OF QUEEN ANNEROBERT C. LESLIEHe by no means suffering them to "careen at Umrest where all the Dutch ships are cleaned."
LIFE ABOARD A BRITISH PRIVATEER IN THE TIME OF QUEEN ANNEROBERT C. LESLIEAl, who was in the main cabin, ran forward as he felt the boat shiver and careen and looked down over the bow.
WITH SULLY INTO THE SIOUX LANDJOSEPH MILLS HANSONIn order to careen their ships, and lay in wait for their prey, they steered for the Pearl Islands.
NOTABLE VOYAGERSW.H.G. KINGSTON AND HENRY FRITHWhen we have your report, we can arrange to careen the ship, but not before.
ROGER THE BOLDF. S. BRERETONHe came hither to careen, therefore hauled into the harbour and unrigged his ship.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS, VOLUME 19VARIOUSHere it was subjected to a heavy strain, that, as the tide fell, would careen the vessel to that side.
HARPER'S ROUND TABLE, OCTOBER 22, 1895VARIOUSThe beautiful island of Anchediva now offered a convenient place to careen his ships and refresh his men.
THE LUSIADLUS DE CAMESWORDS RELATED TO CAREEN
- arranges
- bills
- books
- buttons down
- calenders
- catalogues
- censuses
- charts
- chronicles
- classifies
- details
- dockets
- enrolls
- enters
- enumerates
- files
- indexes
- inscribes
- inserts
- inventories
- invoices
- itemizes
- keeps count
- manifests
- notes
- numerates
- particularizes
- pegs
- places
- polls
- posts
- puts down as
- puts down for
- records
- registers
- runs down
- schedules
- sets down
- specializes
- specifies
- spells out
- tabs
- tallies
- ticks off
- writes down
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