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Careen vs Caron - What's the difference?

careen | caron |

As a verb careen

is (nautical) to heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.

As a proper noun caron is

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careen

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (nautical) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
  • (nautical) To tilt on one side.
  • To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
  • To tilt or lean while in motion.
  • To .
  • Derived terms

    * careenage

    Synonyms

    * heel

    Anagrams

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    caron

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Usage notes

    Caron gained usage through the computer world, through usage at and later in Unicode. As such, it is the most common name in many computer environments, whereas some form of há?ek is more common in linguistic circles.