Definition of keel

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Keel (n.) Fig.: The whole ship.

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Rockered :: Rockered (a.) Shaped like a rocker; curved; as, a rockered keel..
Keelhauled :: Keelhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Keelhau.
Keelhaul :: Keelhaul (v. i.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies..
Stem-winder :: Stemson (n.) A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and apron in a ship's frame near the bow..
Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
Keel :: Keel (v. t. & i.) To cool; to skim or stir.
Apron :: Apron (n.) A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel..
Sterna :: Sternson (n.) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee..
Unicarinated :: Unicarinated (a.) Having one ridge or keel.
Keelman :: Keelman (n.) See Keeler, 1..
Carina :: Carina (n.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.
Lophosteon :: Lophosteon (n.) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
Keelhauling :: Keelhauling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keelhau.
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..
Camberkeeled :: Camberkeeled (a.) Having the keel arched upwards, but not actually hogged; -- said of a ship..
Limber :: Limber (n.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.
Bicarinate :: Bicarinate (a.) Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses..
Keeler :: Keeler (n.) One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.
Binding :: Binding (pl.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel..
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..
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