parliamentary heels

A form of parliamentary heel — 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.

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Meanings

parliamentary heels1

noun
  1. pluralplural of parliamentary heel

Parliamentary heels2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Parliamentary heel
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