Definition of keel

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Keel (n.) A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.

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Gripe :: Gripe (n.) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
Water Line :: Water line () Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel..
Keelson :: Keelson (n.) A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship..
Sterna :: Sternson (n.) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee..
Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
Lophosteon :: Lophosteon (n.) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
Cutter :: Cutter (n.) A fast sailing vessel with one mast, rigged in most essentials like a sloop. A cutter is narrower end deeper than a sloop of the same length, and depends for stability on a deep keel, often heavily weighted with lead..
Flat :: Flat (n.) A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught..
Sole :: Sole (n.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel..
Steeve :: Steeve (n.) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving..
Stem-winder :: Stemson (n.) A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow..
Keelhauling :: Keelhauling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keelhau.
Keelage :: Keelage (n.) The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll..
Careen :: Careen (v. t.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel..
Abeam :: Abeam (adv.) On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side..
Keelrake :: Keelrake (v. t.) Same as Keelhaul.
Outboard :: Outboard (a. & adv.) Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard..
Floor :: Floor (n.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
Skeel :: Skeel (n.) A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
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