Naut. Also 6–7 carine, 7 carene, careene, 8 creen. [a. F. carène fem., keel, in phrases such as en carène = ‘on the careen,’ helped by the use of the verb.]
1. The position of a ship laid or heeled over on one side. On (upon) the careen: turned over on one side for repairing, or by stress of weather, etc.
1591. Hon. Actions E. Glemham. Which compeld them to lie vpon the carine, to stop their leakes.
1627. Capt. Smith, Seaman’s Gram., ii. 13. Breaming her … either in a dry dock or vpon her Careene.
c. 1645. Howell, Lett., I. I. xxviii. Many Gallies, and Galeasses … either in Cours, at Anchor, in Dock, or upon the Carine. Ibid. (1651), Venice, 36. She hath bin so often trimmd, putt upon the Carine, and metamorphosed.
1678. Lond. Gaz., No. 1359/4. The Algierine … had so great a hole made in her, that [s]he was brought to her Carene. Ibid. (1707), No. 4380/2. We saw him on the Careen [from being struck between wind and water].
1769. Falconer, Dict. Marine (1789), L iij b. When a ship is laid on a careen, every thing is taken out of her.
1798. Naval Chron. (1799), I. 171. A broadside, which laid him on a creen.
1836. Marryat, Pirate, iii. The [ship] righted from her careen.
2. The process of careening: see the vb.
1712. W. Rogers, Voy. (1718), 217. The Dutchess began to make ready for a careen.
3. A careening over. (See the vb. 4.)
1880. L. Wallace, Ben-Hur, I. i. 6. The charm [of the camel] is not … in the movement, the noiseless stepping, or the broad careen.
