Definition of "heel-and-toe" in English

noun

1. (attributive, automotive) An advanced driving technique that involves operating the throttle and brake pedals simultaneously with the right foot, facilitating normal activation of the clutch with the left foot.

2. (attributive) A mode of walking in which the heel of one foot is put on the ground before the toe of the other leaves it.

3. (nautical, military) Of a system of watches: comprising equal-length periods on and off watch.

   • It is most essential on a passage where the watches are heel and toe, four on, four off, that the watch below be a time of real rest.