heeling

Meanings

• verb

  The act of adjusting or aligning a sail or a vessel so that the wind is striking it at the most effective angle.

  - "The sailor was expert at heeling the ship to catch the best wind."
  - "After the storm, the crew had to heel the sails back into position."

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Synonyms

get better , recover , cure , make whole

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with heeling
feeling , dealing , reeling

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Variants

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heel , heeled , heeling , heels

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Etymology

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From Old English hylian, meaning 'to lift, raise'.

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Trivia

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1. Heeling is not just limited to sailing, it is also used in other fields such as aviation and robotics.

2. The term 'heeling over' refers to the act of tilting a vessel to one side.

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Related Concepts

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1. trimming: The process of adjusting the sails and other parts of a sailing vessel to make it sail more efficiently.

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Culture

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Heeling is a crucial skill in sailing and has been practiced for thousands of years. It is a common theme in literature and poetry, particularly in works about the sea.

How to Memorize "heeling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sailor adjusting the sails on a ship to catch the wind. Visualize the wind filling the sails and the boat tilting as the sailor heels it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'heeling' with the image of a sailboat sailing smoothly through the water.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym H-E-A-L-I-N-G: Heighten Efficiency And Lower Indicators of Negative Gravity (wind resistance).

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