CAREEN


Meaning of CAREEN in English

ca ‧ reen /kəˈriːn/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: careen 'to turn a ship over, especially in order to do work on its bottom' (16-21 centuries) , from French carène 'bottom of a boat' , from Latin carina 'nutshell' ; influenced by ⇨ ↑ career 1 ]

American English to move forwards quickly without control, making sudden sideways movements SYN career British English

careen down/over/along etc

The car careened around the corner.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.