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Meanings of keel in English
Synonyms
Examples for "hull"
Examples for "hull"
1
The great steel hull and the small spaceship were 20 miles apart.
2
It has reference to the hull of the State; to nothing less.
3
I think the hull of this thing is good against small-weapons fire.
4
For seven tenths of a second, the vessel's tough hull held together.
5
He studied the water moving ever so slowly past the imprisoned hull.
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.
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Translations for keel
Keel through the time
Keel across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common