Definitions for keelson
ˈkɛl sən, ˈkil-keel·son

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. keelsonnoun

   a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. keelsonnoun

   A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.

2. Etymology: First attested from 1611. Compare with Dutch kolzwijn, kolsem, Low German, kielswîn, German Kielschwein, Danish kølsvin, kölsvin, all with the same meaning. First part is keel while the second part is uncertain; possibly sill.

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

1. Keelsonnoun

   The next piece of timber in a ship to her keel, lying right over it next above the floor timber. John Harris

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Keelson

   The keelson or kelson is a reinforcing structural member on top of the keel in the hull of a wooden vessel. In part V of “Song of Myself”, American poet Walt Whitman uses the phrase: “And that a kelson of the creation is love;” to imply that love is akin to a keelson, or backbone, that supports humanity.

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1. keelson

   A keelson is a structural part of a ship or boat, usually a longitudinal beam or timber which is fastened above the keel to add strength and stability to the vessel's frame. It helps in distributing the load carried by the ship and increases its resistance to bending and flexing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Keelsonnoun

   a piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship

2. Etymology: [Akin to Sw. klsvin, Dan. kjlsviin, G. kielschwein; apparently compounded of the words keel and swine; but cf. Norweg. kjlsvill, where svill is akin to E. sill, n. ]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. keelson

   An internal keel, laid upon the middle of the floor-timbers, immediately over the keel, and serving to bind all together by means of long bolts driven from without, and clinched on the upper side of the keelson. The main keelson, in order to fit with more security upon the floor-timbers, is notched opposite to each of them, and there secured by spike-nails. The pieces of which it is formed are usually less in breadth and thickness than those of the keel.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of keelson in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of keelson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=keelson
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Keelson
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=keelson
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keelson
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keelson
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=keelson