Keel

Definition:

(v. t. & i.) To cool; to skim or stir.
(n.) A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
(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.
(n.) Fig.: The whole ship.
(n.) A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt.
(n.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina.
(n.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface.
(v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
(v. i.) To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.

Compare keel with other words:

keel vs. unicarinated

keel vs. keeler

keel vs. knighthead

forefoot vs. keel

keel vs. sternpost

keel vs. keeled

keel vs. keelson

carina vs. keel

carinate vs. keel

keel vs. rocker

garboard vs. keel

centreboard vs. keel

keel vs. thwart

amidships vs. keel

keel vs. steeve

collapse vs. keel

keel vs. keelhaul

keel vs. pavement

crayon vs. keel

keel vs. stability

anchor vs. keel

keel vs. underside