Definition
graving
noun
- the process of cleaning and coating the bottom of a ship with a protective substance
Usage: nautical; also called careening
verb
- present participle of grave; to engrave or carve (a design or inscription) into a surface
- present participle of grave; to clean and coat the bottom of (a ship)
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The artisan spent weeks graving intricate patterns into the wooden panel.
- The inscription was graved into the marble monument to commemorate the fallen soldiers.
- Graving the ship's hull protected it from barnacles and wood-boring organisms.
- Medieval craftsmen were skilled at graving decorative designs on metal armor.
- The captain scheduled graving of the vessel during the dry season.
- She carefully graved her initials into the tree bark.