carling
noun
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
carling
American
[kahr-ling]
/ ˈkɑr lɪŋ /
noun
Nautical.
Carling
1
British
/ ˈkɑːlɪŋ /
noun
carling
2
British
/ ˈkɑːlɪŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of carling
1350–1400; Middle English < French carlingue < Scandinavian; compare Icelandic kerling keelson, literally, old woman; see carline
Example Sentences
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But anybody who can tell a top carling from a garboard strake will want a copy of Spring Tides in his dunnage the next time he does a windward dozen.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the morrow said the King; "Finished now from keel to carling; Never yet was seen in Norway Such a wondrous thing!"
From Tales of a Wayside Inn by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Judges ought to beware to condemne any, but such as they are sure are guiltie, neither should the clattering reporte of a carling serue in so weightie a case.
From Daemonologie. by James I, King of England
"Come and see my ship, my darling" On the morrow said the King; "Finished now from keel to carling; Never yet was seen in Norway Such a wondrous thing!"
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Guscott was the laidback boy wonder of that brilliant England team, captained by Will Carling.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday, former skipper Carling questioned the "calibre" of the coaching team and whether it was the "best we can put out there".
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Former captain Will Carling has questioned the quality and experience of England's current coaching set-up, suggesting it is preventing the team reaching their full potential.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
This new Oasis scene seems to feature fewer blokes with sideburns, baggy nylon football shirts and those loud burps that follow swiftly-downed cans of Carling.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
She thought that that young woman, if she were not, as Mr. Carling said, "remarkably well qualified to regulate her own affairs," at least held the opinion that she was, very strongly.
From David Harum A Story of American Life by Westcott, Edward Noyes
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