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Keel logo #10101) 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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Keel logo #10101) Carina
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keel logo #10444
  1. the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
  2. 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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keel logo #22653 A ridge on a scale.
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Keel logo #21795 The central structural basis of the hull
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keel logo #22112a 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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Keel logo #21002• (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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keel logo #22589A central dorsal ridge, like the keel of a boat.
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keel logo #20148[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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keel logo #21003(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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keel logo #21003(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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keel logo #20973<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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keel logo #22043a longitudinal ridge (like the keel of a boat).
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Keel logo #10444a fin at the bottom of a boat which is weighted
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Keel logo #20972Keel (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.» Shak.
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Keel logo #20972Keel 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 logo #20972Keel noun A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
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Keel logo #22279A 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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Keel logo #22529a deepening or thickening of the body, particularly near the tail of some cetaceans.
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Keel logo #22206 Breast-bone of the hawk, the sternum
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Keel logo #20784(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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keel logo #20974 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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keel logo #22591a longitudinal raised ridge or vein
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keel logo #21199a 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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keel logo #23665[Pirate glossary] one of the main longitudinal beams of the hull of a vessel
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