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Keel
kiːl
Keel definitions
noun
keel
keels
- the lengthwise timber or steel structure along the base of a ship, supporting the framework of the whole, in some vessels extended downwards as a ridge to increase stability
- a ship
"to buy a new keel with my gold, And fill her with such things as she may hold"
- a ridge along the breastbone of many birds to which the flight muscles are attached; the carina
- a prow-shaped pair of petals present in flowers of the pea family
verb
keel
keeled
keeling
keels
- (of a boat or ship) turn over on its side; capsize
"it's going to take more wind to make this boat keel over"
- (of a person or thing) fall over; collapse
"a wardrobe was about to keel over on top of him"