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keel1 noun 1 the timber or metal strut extending from stem to stern along the base of a ship, from which the hull is built up. 2 a structure resembling or corresponding to a ship's keel. 3 biol a the projection of bone from the sternum which the flight muscles of birds are attached to; b any similar structure functioning like a keel. verb (keeled, keeling) tr & intr to capsize. keeled adj 1 bot keel-shaped. 2 having a ridge on the back. on an even keel calm and steady.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c as kele: from Norse kjölr.
keel over 1 said of a ship: to tip over sideways. 2 colloq to fall over, eg in a faint. |
keel2 noun a low flat-bottomed boat; a barge. Also called keelboat.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Dutch kiel ship.
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