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Meanings of main keel in English
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Usage of main keel in English
1
At 9 A.M. capsized boat, got the main keel up, carpenter repairing it.
2
Reported our main keel to Captain Flinders being gone.
3
Half of the main keel was afterwards found gone.)
4
Employed making a raft of our spars and main keel: sent the carpenters on shore to build a punt.
5
It is placed above the cross-pieces and half-floors, and a bolt is driven right through all into the main keel.
6
Upon putting to sea again, her main keel was carried away and she was then forced to abandon her project.
7
From this circumstance, it seemed more probable that the main keel had received some serious damage near the middle of the ship.
8
Wore ship, Ball's Pyramid, at 6 distant off shore 10 miles, at 11 found main keel gone.
9
At 5 P.M. we began to touch the ground and perceived that our main keel was gone, part of it coming up alongside.
10
Sent the First Mate and a party to water and wood the vessel; hoisted our main keel* (* That is the middle centre board.)