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Meanings of
keel
in English
Russian
киль
Portuguese
quilha
Catalan
quilla
Spanish
quilla
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Structural element of a ship hull, or boat hull.
Related terms
nautical term
Russian
киль
Catalan
titubar
Spanish
vacilar
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Walk as if unable to control one's movements.
reel
lurch
stagger
swag
careen
Catalan
titubar
Russian
водоизмещающее судно
Portuguese
carena
Spanish
carena
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Hull.
hull
Russian
водоизмещающее судно
Usage of
keel
in English
1
I ran forward along the
keel
gangway, searching for the control room.
2
Everything in naval architecture springs from and is related to the
keel
.
3
Thereafter the king proceeded west up to the
keel
-
ridge
of the country.
4
For all I knew, I was going to
keel
over any second.
5
These masts, passing through the decks, are fixed firmly in the
keel
.
6
Here is the mark of the
keel
leading down to the water.
7
A narrow angular line or
keel
down the front of the cell.
8
How do you propose to section a city with a granite
keel
?
9
The length of
keel
that rested upon the grass was seventy-four ells.
10
You fainted right up against him, dearie; and I seen you
keel
.
11
The first ledge she went over stripped the false
keel
off her.
12
Six big York boats were turned
keel
up in the black sand.
13
Our
keel
will be worn off in no time at this rate.
14
The
keel
was off the sand now, and she was completely afloat.
15
The violent paddle strokes simply made it swing around on its
keel
.
16
But once the craft was aloft she rode on a level
keel
.
Other examples for "keel"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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keel
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
keel over
even keel
main keel
deep keel
false keel
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Translations for
keel
Russian
киль
киль судна
водоизмещающее судно
Portuguese
quilha
carena
Catalan
quilla
titubar
vacil·lar
trontollar
Spanish
quilla
vacilar
carena
Keel
through the time
Keel
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common