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keel1 1. one of the main longitudinal structural members of a vessel to which the frames are fastened and that may extend into the water to provide lateral stability 2. any structure corresponding to or resembling the keel of a ship, such as the central member along the bottom of an aircraft fuselage 3. Biology a ridgelike part; carina keel2 Eastern English dialect 1. a flat-bottomed vessel, esp one used for carrying coal 2. a measure of coal equal to about 21 tons keel a fatal disease of young ducks, characterized by intestinal bleeding caused by Salmonella bacteria keel [kēl] (naval architecture) A steel beam or timber, or a series of steel beams and plates or timbers joined together, extending along the center of the bottom of a ship from stem to stern and often projecting below the bottom, to which the frames and hull plating are attached. (vertebrate zoology) The median ridge on the breastbone in certain birds. Also known as carina. Keel [kēl] (astronomy) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| So close did the monster come to the hull, that at first it seemed as if he meant it malice; but suddenly going down in a maelstrom, within three rods of the planks, he wholly disappeared from view, as if diving under the keel. It stood in a small side room which looked out across a narrow grass plot toward the shed, where there was a disabled boat lying keel upward. Borckman and the black steersman echoed his words, and, as the wheel spun down, the Arangi, with the swiftness of a witch, rounded into the wind and attained a momentary even keel to the flapping of her headsails and a shifting of headsheets. |
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