pitching dangerously to one side I turned the steering wheel all the way to one side, and found myself careening backward in a violent arc. — Vogel, Nancy

1590s, "to turn a ship on its side" (with the keel exposed), from French cariner, literally "to expose a ship's keel," from Middle French carene "keel" (16c.), from [..]

(n) pitching dangerously to one side(v) walk as if unable to control one's movements(v) move sideways or in an unsteady way

From the Latin carina (keel) or French carener. Prior to hydraulic lifts, hulls still needed to be cleaned, patched, caulked, etc. Careening is a deliberate heeling to one side in order to accomplish [..]

To list a vessel so that a large part of her bottom is above water. Formerly done to remove weed and marine growth, to examine the bottom, to repair it and to put on preservative or anti-fouling. Stil [..]

  From the Latin carina (keel) or French carener

To turn a ship on her side for repairs or cleaning, or a ship leaning to one side while sailing in the wind.

(1) To list a vessel so that a large part of her bottom is above water. This is done to remove weed and marine growth, to examine the bottom, to repair it and to put on preservative or anti:fouling. ( [..]

to heel a sailing etc. boat over to work on her bottom

To lay a ship on its side in shallow water or on the beach, generally to work on the hull.

To list a vessel so that a large part of her bottom is above water. This is done to remove weed and marine growth, to examine the bottom, to repair it and to put on preservative or anti-fouling.

Dry docking a vessel for the purposes of hull maintenance, cleaning and painting (tarring).

(nautical) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line. (nautical) To tilt on one side. To lurch [..]

To clean the hull of a ship. Careening

Variant of Carreen.