heeling

Speech parts

1. heeling - Noun

2. heeling - Verb

Meaning

of Heel

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lodge bank careen list lurch pitch roll bed slope listing accommodation heel tilt inclination footing
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Antonyms

even level base basis root decline
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Examples

A certain use of the foot on the ball which had the same effect as heeling it back was known as a "snap". Source: Internet

Boats heeling in front of Britannia Bridge in a round- Anglesey race 1998 When a vessel is subject to a heeling force (such as wind pressure), vessel buoyancy & beam of the hull will counter-act the heeling force. Source: Internet

A sailing boat that is over-canvassed and therefore heeling excessively, may sail less efficiently. Source: Internet

Villiers (1962), p. 216, 220 And in conditions where other ships would shorten sail, clippers drove on, heeling so much that their lee rails were in the water. Source: Internet

Driving both the asymmetric heeling hull form and the angled rudder through the water produces drag that slows the boat down. Source: Internet

In some high-performance racing yachts, water ballast or the angle of a canting keel can be changed to provide additional righting force to counteract heeling. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

heelhook heelie heelies heelish heelless heellessness