Definition of keel

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

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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..
Flat :: Flat (n.) A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught..
Sterna :: Sternson (n.) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee..
Coble :: Coble (n.) A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England..
Keeler :: Keeler (n.) A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc..
Lophosteon :: Lophosteon (n.) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
Vakeel :: Vakeel (n.) A native attorney or agent; also, an ambassador..
Skeel :: Skeel (n.) A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
Ratitae :: Ratitae (n. pl.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples..
Apron :: Apron (n.) A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel..
Carinatae :: Carinatae (n. pl.) A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone..
Sternsman :: Sternpost (n.) A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel..
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..
Steeve :: Steeve (v. i.) To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc..
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..
Carina :: Carina (n.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.
Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
Multicarinate :: Multicarinate (a.) Many-keeled.
Camberkeeled :: Camberkeeled (a.) Having the keel arched upwards, but not actually hogged; -- said of a ship..
Keel :: Keel (v. t. & i.) To cool; to skim or stir.
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