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Skag :: Skag (n.) An additional piece fastened to the keel of a boat to prevent lateral motion. See Skeg.

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..

Skeelgoose :: Skeelgoose (n.) The common European sheldrake.

Keeler :: Keeler (n.) One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.

Skeel :: Skeel (n.) A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.

Gripe :: Gripe (n.) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.

Keel :: Keel (n.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface.

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..

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

Floor :: Floor (n.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.

Back :: Back (n.) The keel and keelson of a ship.

Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.

Stem :: Stem (n.) A curved piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end. The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. Hence, the forward part of a vessel; the bow..

Keelhauled :: Keelhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Keelhau.

Keeled :: Keeled (imp. & p. p.) of Kee.

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..

Garboard :: Garboard (n.) One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a garboard strake..

Rake :: Rake (n.) the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel..

Sloop :: Sloop (n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See

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..

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