heeling
- a word derived from Heelys.
Example Sentences
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Heeling the Nourmahal were two naval watchdogs, the destroyers Twiggs and Manley.
From Time Magazine Archive
These are the birds of the land breeze, Nesting on green waves in the gold sunlight: These are the sailships Heeling and tossing about in the estuary.
From Irradiations; Sand and Spray by Fletcher, John Gould
Heeling to a smart breeze, the Mary Ann soon passed vessel after vessel lying at anchor—among them the California herself.
From Gold Seekers of '49 by Stephens, Charles H.
Heeling is the square part of the spar through which the fid hole is cut.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
Heeling in—The process of temporarily covering plants with soil, till the weather is suitable for setting them out in their permanent quarters.
From Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them by Biddle, Violet Purton
