heeling
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
heeling
- present participle and gerund of heel
Noun edit
heeling (countable and uncountable, plural heelings)
- (nautical) An inclination to one side; a tilt.
- 1871, The Nautical Magazine, volume 40, page 405:
- One reason why a ship will not sail close-hauled on even keel with helm amidships, is that the masts are too far aft, and this may be proved by a “stiff ship” going “upon a wind” five or six knots an hour without perceptible heelings, […]
Translations edit
inclination to one side
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