Japanese Meaning of keel

キール

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Definitions and Meaning of keel in English

Wordnet

keel (n)

a projection or ridge that suggests a keel

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

Wordnet

keel (v)

walk as if unable to control one's movements

Webster

keel (v. t. & i.)

To cool; to skim or stir.

Webster

keel (n.)

A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.

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.

Fig.: The whole ship.

A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt.

The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina.

A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface.

In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aeroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course.

Webster

keel (v. i.)

To traverse with a keel; to navigate.

To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.

FAQs About the word keel

キール

a projection or ridge that suggests a keel, the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly, one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of

船,船,船,はしけ,貨物船,ライナー,スクーナー,蒸気船,タンカー,軍艦

起きる,上がる,立ち上がる,蜂起

keech => キッチュ, kee => キー, kedlook => カブ, kedging => キージン, kedgeree => カジリ,