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To: ransomnote
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Know your Nautical Terminology
heave
A vessel's transient, vertical, up-and-down motion.

heave down
To turn a ship on its side (for cleaning), a process which is also known as careening.

Heave ho!
An exclamation sailors make when pulling forcefully on a rope.

A whaling ship being careened in New Bedford, MA.

SpyNavy

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LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

133 posted on 01/20/2024 11:09:37 AM PST by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm
I did not know they could "heave down" a ship like that. Cool.

Now do "heave to".

137 posted on 01/20/2024 11:16:27 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: LonePalm

L.P “heave down: To turn a ship on its side (for cleaning), a process which is also known as careening.”

Ah! A vehicle careening around the corner is tilted on its side (Without the cleaning part!) Thanks!


229 posted on 01/20/2024 7:22:05 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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