Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of slew
Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.
1956 May, “London Transport Diesel-Electric Cranes”, in Railway Magazine, page 3371 more example
Near the site of the old Kennet Bridge signalbox, a down goods loop has been provided and this necessitated the widening of an embankment and the slewing of the up and down relief lines.
1962 October, “Talking of Trains: New signalbox at Twyford”, in Modern Railways, page 227
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slewing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slewing
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“slewing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slewing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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