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keel
1[keel]
noun
Nautical.a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
Literary.a ship or boat.
a part corresponding to a ship's keel in some other structure, as in a dirigible balloon.
Astronomy.Keel, the constellation Carina.
Botany, Zoology.a longitudinal ridge, as on a leaf or bone; a carina.
Also called brace molding.Architecture.a projecting molding the profile of which consists of two ogees symmetrically disposed about an arris or fillet.
verb (used with or without object)
to turn or upset so as to bring the wrong side or part uppermost.
verb phrase
to capsize or overturn.
to fall as in a faint.
Several cadets keeled over from the heat during the parade.
keel
2[keel]
noun
the amount of coal carried by one keelboat.
a measure of coal equivalent to 21 long tons and 4 hundredweight (21.5 metric tons).
keel
3[keel]
verb (used with object)
to cool, especially by stirring.
keel
4[keel]
noun
a red ocher stain used for marking sheep, lumber, etc.; ruddle.
keel
1/ 쾱ː /
noun
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
well-balanced; steady
any structure corresponding to or resembling the keel of a ship, such as the central member along the bottom of an aircraft fuselage
biology a ridgelike part; carina
a poetic word for ship
verb
to capsize
keel
2/ 쾱ː /
noun
a flat-bottomed vessel, esp one used for carrying coal
a measure of coal equal to about 21 tons
keel
3/ 쾱ː /
noun
red ochre stain used for marking sheep, timber, etc
verb
to mark with this stain
keel
4/ 쾱ː /
verb
an archaic word for cool
keel
5/ 쾱ː /
noun
a fatal disease of young ducks, characterized by intestinal bleeding caused by Salmonella bacteria
Other 51Թ Forms
- keeled adjective
- ˈ- adjective
51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
His respect for Xi Jinping has kept US-China relations on a relatively even keel even as the two nations are engaging in an extended trade war.
The researchers found deep, comb-like grooves, interpreted to have been created by the keels of large icebergs that broke off the British-Irish ice sheet more than 18,000 years ago.
When she was 13 years old, Ms Thomas said she remembered "keeling over in agony" at the back of the classroom.
While Piastri keeps a very even keel, and gives the impression of being unflappable, Norris wears his heart on his sleeve, and lives his failings publicly.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to attend on Thursday afternoon after first visiting Barrow, where he is due to lay the keel of one of Britain's next generation of nuclear-armed submarines.
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