Parliamentary heel

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A maintenance manoeuvre for sailing vessels during the Age of Sail — similar to careening — during which weight (such as ballast, guns or crew) is shifted to one side of the vessel to make it heel; thereby providing relatively quick access to the underside of the vessel for cleaning or repair at low expense. historical
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see parliamentary, heel.

词形变化

Parliamentary heels plural
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