Uk English Meaning of fin keel

Fin keel

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Definitions and Meaning of fin keel in English

Wordnet

fin keel (n)

a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability

Webster

fin keel ()

A projection downward from the keel of a yacht, resembling in shape the fin of a fish, though often with a cigar-shaped bulb of lead at the bottom, and generally made of metal. Its use is to ballast the boat and also to enable her to sail close to the wind and to make the least possible leeway by offering great resistance to lateral motion through the water.

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Fin keel

a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stabilityA projection downward from the keel of a yacht, resembling in sha

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fin de siecle => Fin de siècle, fin => fin, fimbricate => fimbriate, fimbriating => Fimbriating, fimbriated => fimbriated,