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PARLIAMENT-HEEL

\pˈɑːləmənthˈiːl], \pˈɑːləmənthˈiːl], \p_ˈɑː_l_ə_m_ə_n_t_h_ˈiː_l]\

Definitions of PARLIAMENT-HEEL

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Naut.) Spoken of a vessel slightly careened by shifting the ballast, etc., so as to clean the exposed part of her bottom.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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