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Definition of Keel
1. Noun. A projection or ridge that suggests a keel.
2. Verb. Walk as if unable to control one's movements. "The drunken man staggered into the room"
Generic synonyms: Walk
Derivative terms: Careen, Lurch, Reeler, Stagger, Staggerer
3. Noun. The median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly.
4. Noun. One of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability.
Specialized synonyms: Bilge Keel
Terms within: Fin Keel
Group relationships: Hull
Definition of Keel
1. v. t. & i. To cool; to skim or stir.
2. n. A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
3. 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.
4. v. i. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
5. n. In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aëroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.
Definition of Keel
1. Noun. a large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern ¹
2. Noun. sometimes, a rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability ¹
3. Noun. a type of flat-bottomed boat ¹
4. Noun. something similar to chalk or crayon used to mark pavement ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive followed by "over") to collapse, to fall ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Keel
1. to capsize [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: capsize
Medical Definition of Keel
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