caler
French → English
verb/ka.le/
(Nautical) Draft: to sit at a certain depth in the water, referring to a ship's hull
Ce gros navire cale dix mètres d'eau.
(English) This large ship drafts ten meters of water.
Le bateau cale trop pour entrer dans le petit port.
(English) The boat draws too much water to enter the small port.
verb/ka.le/
(Nautical) Lower: to lower a sail, a mast, or a yard on a vessel
Il faut caler la voile avant la tempête.
(English) The sail must be lowered before the storm.
Le capitaine a ordonné de caler les mâts de hune.
(English) The captain ordered the topmasts to be lowered.
Entry ID: fr:en:caler · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary