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Definition of keel
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of keel is as below...
Keel (n.) A barge or
lighter,
used on the Type for
carrying
coal from
Newcastle;
also, a barge load of coal,
twenty-one
tons, four cwt..
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Keel
::
Keel (n.) 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..
Keel
::
Keel (n.) A
brewer's
cooling
vat; a
keelfat.
Gripe
::
Gripe (n.) The piece of
timber
which
terminates
the keel at the fore end; the
forefoot.
Water Line
::
Water line () Any one of
several
lines
marked
upon the
outside
of a
vessel,
corresponding
with the
surface
of the water when she is
afloat
on an even keel. The
lowest
line
indicates
the
vessel's
proper
submergence
when not
loaded,
and is
called
the light water line; the
highest,
called
the load water line,
indicates
her
proper
submergence
when
loaded..
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..
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..
Sterna
::
Sternson
(n.) The end of a
ship's
keelson,
to which the
sternpost
is
bolted;
--
called
also stern
knee..
Men
::
men (pl. ) of
Keelma.
Skeelduck
::
Skeelduck
(n.) Alt. of
Skeelgoos.
Boatbill
::
Boatbill
(n.) A
wading
bird
(Cancroma
cochlearia)
of the
tropical
parts of South
America.
Its bill is
somewhat
like a boat with the keel
uppermost.
Keel
::
Keel (n.) The two
lowest
petals
of the
corolla
of a
papilionaceous
flower,
united
and
inclosing
the
stamens
and
pistil;
a
carina.
See
Carina..
Keeler
::
Keeler
(n.) One
employed
in
managing
a
Newcastle
keel; --
called
also
keelman.
Skeg
::
Skeg (n.) The after part of the keel of a
vessel,
to which the
rudder
is
attached..
Careen
::
Careen
(v. i.) To
incline
to one side, or lie over, as a ship when
sailing
on a wind; to be off the
keel..
Keelage
::
Keelage
(n.) The right of
demanding
a duty or toll for a ship
entering
a port; also, the duty or
toll..
Step
::
Step (v. i.) In
general,
a
framing
in wood or iron which is
intended
to
receive
an
upright
shaft;
specif.,
a block of wood, or a solid
platform
upon the
keelson,
supporting
the heel of the
mast..
Carina
::
Carina
(n.) The keel of the
breastbone
of
birds.
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..
Centreboard
::
Centreboard
(n.) A
movable
or
sliding
keel
formed
of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be
raised
into a
water-tight
case
amidships,
when in
shallow
water,
or may be
lowered
to
increase
the area of
lateral
resistance
and
prevent
leeway
when the
vessel
is
beating
to
windward.
It is used in
vessels
of all sizes along the coast of the
United
States.
Carinated
::
Carinated
(a.)
Shaped
like the keel or prow of a ship;
having
a
carina
or keel; as, a
carinate
calyx or leaf; a
carinate
sternum
(of a
bird)..
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