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Definition of Keel
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Keel
To cool; to skim or stir. A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat. 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. Fig.: The whole ship. A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt. The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina. A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface. To traverse with a keel; to navigate. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom. In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course. Related Definitions:
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Keel Quotations
I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. I try to separate my performance from myself. Damon Hill I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time with the Muses, and then just keel over and die. Kristin Hersh I work very hard to keep on an even keel as far as alcohol is concerned. Trisha Goddard Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over. Brenda Blethyn It is a ship with a great deal of sail but a very shallow keel. Robert Bork |
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Keel Translations
keel in Dutch is kiel keel in French is quille keel in German is Kiel keel in Portuguese is quilha keel in Spanish is quilla |
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