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⛵ A boat capsizing ⛵ To tip over
keeling

keeling

1 9.5
A boat turning over onto its side, often in rough water
  • noun
  • /ˈkiːlɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inclinación

Synonyms

capsizing
vskeeling
1 6.8

An accident when a boat or ship turns over in the water

is the process of a vessel turning onto its side rather than just the event
turtling
vskeeling
  • Specialized
9.1

A boat turning completely upside down in the water

focuses on turning onto the side rather than fully flipping the hull

Antonyms

stabilization
  • US
28 3.9

Making something steady so it is less likely to change

How Tilted

keeling
  • Specialized
1 9.5
to heel
  • Specialized
4 7.3
leaning
4.2

Surface Forms

keeling singular
keelings plural

Morphology

keeling = keel (transparent) = keel + ing

A regular -ing nominalization from the verb 'keel' meaning 'to capsize', so the action is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Keeling comes from keel, the long bottom piece of a boat. When the keel shows because the boat 'turns over', that action is the keeling, which is why the word means 'turning over' or 'capsizing'.