parliamentary heel
parliamentary heel is the alternative letter-case form of Parliamentary heel.
Noun capitalized: Parliamentary heel
Parliamentary heel (plural Parliamentary heels)
- 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.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see parliamentary, heel.
Forms of parliamentary heel
| plural | parliamentary heels |
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| plural | Parliamentary heels |
Questions about parliamentary heel
- What does parliamentary heel mean?
- Parliamentary heel means 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.
- What is parliamentary heel the alternative letter-case form of?
- Parliamentary heel is the alternative letter-case form of Parliamentary heel.
- What part of speech is parliamentary heel?
- Parliamentary heel is a noun.
- What is the plural of parliamentary heel?
- The plural of parliamentary heel is parliamentary heels.
Words near parliamentary heel in the dictionary
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