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Word of the Day – Careen

By March 21, 2019Word of the Day

Careen (verb)

ka-reen

(of a ship) tilt; lean over.
Move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Late 16th century (as a noun denoting the position of a careened ship): from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina ‘a keel’. Sense 2 was influenced by the verb career.

Example sentences

“She ship careened wildly in the storm.”

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