
1) Actor-singer from Ill 2) Actor-singer Howard 3) Animal anatomy 4) Backbone of a ship 5) Backbone of a sort 6) Backbone of sorts 7) Balance beam 8) Bark backbone 9) Barkentine backbone 10) Barnacle site 11) Boat backbone 12) Boat balancer 13) Boat base 14) Boat beam 15) Boat bottom 16) Boat length
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1) Carina
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- the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
- one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
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A ridge on a scale.
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The central structural basis of the hull
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a boat shaped structure, with a prominent longitudinal ridge, or, in the Papilionaceae, the part of the corolla formed by the fusion of the lower edge of the two abaxial petals. adj. keeled. cf. standard, wing
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• (n.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina. • (n.) Fig.: The whole ship. • (n.) A brewer`s cooling vat; a keelfat. • (v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate. • (n.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surf...
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A central dorsal ridge, like the keel of a boat.
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[Noun] The shaped bottom which forms the backbone of a boat.
Example: As they pushed the boat down the beach, the keel left a groove in the sand.
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(from the article `Fabales`) ...at the top, called the banner, or standard, that develops outside of the others before the flower has opened, two lateral petals called wings, and ...
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(from the article `clupeiform`) The ventral part of the body in the majority of clupeiform fishes forms a keel, the function of which is widely considered to be an adaptation for ...
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<botany> A ridge like the keel of a boat, in particular, a boat-shaped structure formed by fusion of the two anterior petals of a flower. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...
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a longitudinal ridge (like the keel of a boat).
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a fin at the bottom of a boat which is weighted
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Keel (kēl)
transitive verb & i. [ Anglo-Saxon
cēlan to cool, from
cōl cool. See
Cool .] To cool; to skim or stir. [ Obsolete] « While greasy Joan doth
keel the pot.»
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Keel intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Keeled ;
present participle & verbal noun Keeling .]
1. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
To keel over ,
t...
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Keel noun A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
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A ballasted appendage projecting below the boat that keeps it from capsizing, which also supplies the hydrodynamic lateral force that enables the boat to sail upwind.
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a deepening or thickening of the body, particularly near the tail of some cetaceans.
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Breast-bone of the hawk, the sternum
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(1) A longitudinal centre member running the length of a hull or float. (2) An internal or external framework integral with the underside of a rigid airship and serving to distribute the concentrated loads along the hull. (3) A rigid or articulated framedwork in a semi-rigid airship serving the same purpose as (2), but in this instance transmitting...
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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
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a longitudinal raised ridge or vein
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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. · a ship or boat. · a part corresponding to a ship's keel in some other structure, as ...
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[Pirate glossary] one of the main longitudinal beams of the hull of a vessel
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