Definitions for keel
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. keelnoun

   a projection or ridge that suggests a keel

2. keelnoun

   the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly

3. keelverb

   one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability

4. stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careenverb

   walk as if unable to control one's movements

   "The drunken man staggered into the room"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. keelnoun

   a large beam along the underside of a ship's hull from bow to stern

2. keelnoun

   sometimes, a rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability

3. keelnoun

   a type of flat-bottomed boat

4. keelnoun

   something similar to chalk or crayon used to mark pavement

5. keelverb

   to collapse, to fall

   He keeled over after having a stroke.

6. Etymology: From kele, from kjǫlr.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Keelnoun

   The bottom of the ship.

   Etymology: cœle, Saxon; kiel, Dutch; quille, Fr.

   Portunus
   Heav’d up his lighten’d keel, and sunk the sand,
   And steer’d the sacred vessel. Dryden.

   Her sharp bill serves for a keel to cut the air before her; her tail she useth as her rudder. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. b. i.

   Your cables burst, and you must quickly feel
   The waves impetuous ent’ring at your keel. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Keelverb

   This word, which is preserved in Shakespeare, probably signifies to cool, though Hanmer explains it otherwise. To keel seems to mean to drink so deep as to turn up the bottom of the pot, like turning up the keel of a ship. Thomas Hanmer

   Etymology: cælan, Saxon.

   While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. William Shakespeare.

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1. KEEL

   KEEL (710 AM, "101.7 FM & 710 KEEL") is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Shreveport area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks, Radio America, and Westwood One, and airs Louisiana Tech games. Fox News updates are carried at the top of every hour. Its studios are shared with its other five sister stations in West Shreveport (one mile west of Shreveport Regional Airport), and the transmitter is in Dixie.

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1. keel

   A keel is the primary structural foundation or base of a ship or boat that extends along the center from the bow to the stern, serving to provide stability and reduce the tendency to roll or tip over. It's often considered the "backbone" of the vessel. In bird anatomy, a keel is the extension of the breastbone that serves as the anchor for a bird's wing muscles. Additionally, in botany, 'keel' refers to the two lower petals of a flower in the pea family that are usually fused together and resemble the keel of a boat.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Keel

   to cool; to skim or stir

2. Keelnoun

   a brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat

3. Keelnoun

   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

4. Keelnoun

   fig.: The whole ship

5. Keelnoun

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

6. Keelnoun

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

7. Keelnoun

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

8. Keelverb

   to traverse with a keel; to navigate

9. Keelverb

   to turn up the keel; to show the bottom

10. Etymology: [Cf. AS. cel ship; akin to D. & G. kiel keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kjll, and perh. to Gr. gay^los a round-built Phnician merchant vessel, gaylo`s bucket; cf. Skr. gla ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of the English word seems to come from Icel. kjlr keel, akin to Sw. kl, Dan. kjl.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Keel

   In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, in British and American shipbuilding traditions the construction is dated from this event. Only the ship's launching is considered more significant in its creation. The word can also be used to refer to a complete boat, as in keelboat or Humber keel.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Keel

   kēl, n. the part of a ship extending along the bottom from stem to stern, and supporting the whole frame: a low flat-bottomed boat: a Tyne coal-barge: a ship generally: (bot.) the lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower.—v.t. or v.i. to plough with a keel, to navigate: to turn keel upwards.—n. Keel′age, dues for a keel or ship in port.—adj. Keeled (bot.) keel-shaped: having a prominence on the back.—ns. Keel′er, Keel′man, one who works on a barge.—v.t. Keel′haul, to punish by hauling under the keel of a ship by ropes from the one side to the other: to treat a subordinate in a galling manner. [A.S. ceól, a ship; Ger. and Dut. kiel; prob. confused with Ice. kiölr, a keel.]

2. Keel

   kēl, v.t. (Shak.) to cool. [A.S. célan, to chill.]

3. Keel

   kēl, n. (Scot.) red chalk, ruddle.—v.t. to mark with ruddle. [Prob. Gael. cil, ruddle.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. keel

   The lowest and principal timber of a ship, running fore and aft its whole length, and supporting the frame like the backbone in quadrupeds; it is usually first laid on the blocks in building, being the base of the superstructure. Accordingly, the stem and stern-posts are, in some measure, a continuation of the keel, and serve to connect the extremities of the sides by transoms, as the keel forms and unites the bottom by timbers. The keel is generally composed of several thick pieces placed lengthways, which, after being scarphed together, are bolted and clinched upon the upper side. In iron vessels the keel is formed of one or more plates of iron, having a concave curve, or limber channel, along its upper surface.--To give the keel, is to careen.--Keel formerly meant a vessel; so many "keels struck the sands." Also, a low flat-bottomed vessel used on the Tyne to carry coals (21 tons 4 cwt.) down from Newcastle for loading the colliers; hence the latter are said to carry so many keels of coals. [Anglo-Saxon ceol, a small bark.]--False keel. A fir keel-piece bolted to the bottom of the keel, to assist stability and make a ship hold a better wind. It is temporary, being pinned by stake-bolts with spear-points; so when a vessel grounds, this frequently, being of fir or Canada elm, floats and comes up alongside.--Rabbets of the keel. The furrow, which is continued up stem and stern-post, into which the garboard and other streaks fay. The butts take into the gripe ahead, or after-deadwood and stern-post abaft.--Rank keel. A very deep keel, one calculated to keep the ship from rolling heavily.--Upon an even keel. The position of a ship when her keel is parallel to the plane of the horizon, so that she is equally deep in the water at both ends.

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EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Keel

   an elevated ridge or carina.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KEEL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Keel is ranked #4090 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Keel surname appeared 8,682 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Keel.
   
   79.4% or 6,901 total occurrences were White.
   13.5% or 1,179 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 216 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.8% or 158 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 147 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.9% or 81 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Carina
   • Projection
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Anagrams for keel »

1. leek

2. kele

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of keel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of keel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of keel in a Sentence

1. David Blatt:

   It was kind of disjointed in terms of how well we played at some moments and then how helter-skelter and off-keel we played at other moments, that's not what we should be. We know better than that, let's put it that way.

2. Bruce Springsteen:

   I have come close enough to [ mental illness ] where I know I am not completely well Bruce Springsteen, i've had to deal with a lot of it over the years, and I'm on a variety of medications that keep me on an even keel.

3. Dustin Johnson:

   I try not to get too emotional, whether it's going really well or going really bad, i always try to stay even keel -- which is great for golf, but it isn't always great for life.

4. David Adger, Core Syntax: A Minimalist Approach:

   Of course we can keep this going, in principle, forever. In practice we will keel over from exhaustion, boredom, or death.

5. Elizabeth Economy:

   It really speaks to the depth of the Chinese concern in their economies and their desire to get the US-China relationship back on a more even keel, at any other time, if The Chinese were feeling more confident, if they were feeling Elizabeth Economy were more robust, the response would have been to cancel any pledges they made. This company is a national champion, and the daughter of the founder, who is the CFO, it doesn't get any tighter with the leadership of the elite than this.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=keel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Keel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=keel
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keel
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keel
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=keel
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=keel
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=keel
10. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=keel
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html