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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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Usage: historical
Topics: nautical, transport
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see parliamentary, heel.
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Alternative letter-case form of Parliamentary heel.
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Usage: alt-of
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