English to English
keel
(k/i/l
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noun (n)
- a projection or ridge that suggests a keel(noun.shape)source: wordnet30
- the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly(noun.body)source: wordnet30
- one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.(noun)source: webster1913
- A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson.(noun)source: webster1913
- In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aëroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To cool; to skim or stir.(verb)source: webster1913
- To traverse with a keel; to navigate.(verb)source: webster1913
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