careened

  • 1Careened — Careen Ca*reen , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Careened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Careening}.] [OF. cariner, F. car[ e]ner, fr. OF. car[ e]ne, the bottom of a ship, keel, fr. L. carina.] (Naut.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side,… …

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  • 2careened — ca·reen || kÉ™ riːn v. tilt a ship on its side for repairs; tilt; travel at a reckless speed …

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  • 3Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation       January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …

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  • 4ca|reen´er — ca|reen «kuh REEN», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. a) to lean to one side; tilt; tip: »The ship careened in the strong wind. b) to tip or sway sharply (used especially of vehicles, sometimes of persons): »The speeding taxi went careening around the corner …

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  • 5ca|reen — «kuh REEN», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. a) to lean to one side; tilt; tip: »The ship careened in the strong wind. b) to tip or sway sharply (used especially of vehicles, sometimes of persons): »The speeding taxi went careening around the corner. 2. to… …

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  • 6careen — UK [kəˈriːn] / US [kəˈrɪn] verb [intransitive] Word forms careen : present tense I/you/we/they careen he/she/it careens present participle careening past tense careened past participle careened mainly American 1) to move forwards quickly and… …

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  • 7Neil Armstrong — For other uses, see Neil Armstrong (disambiguation) …

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  • 8Bartholomew Roberts — Infobox Pirate name=Bartholomew Roberts lived=1682 1722 caption= Bartholomew Roberts at Ouidah with his ship and captured merchantmen in the background. nickname= Black Bart (Welsh: Barti Ddu) type=Pirate placeofbirth= Casnewydd Bach,… …

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  • 9Lee High School (Huntsville, Alabama) — Infobox School name = Lee High School native name = latin name = imagesize = caption = location = streetaddress = 606 Forrest Circle region = city = Huntsville state = Alabama province = county = postcode = postalcode = zipcode = 35811 country =… …

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  • 10careen — careener, n. /keuh reen /, v.i. 1. (of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion: The car careened around the corner. 2. (of a ship) to heel over or list. 3. career (def. 7). 4. South Midland U.S. to lean or bend away from the… …

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