What does keelson mean?
Definitions for keelson
ˈkɛl sən, ˈkil-keel·son
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Princeton's WordNet
keelsonnoun
a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
Wiktionary
keelsonnoun
A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.
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 Dictionary
Keelsonnoun
The next piece of timber in a ship to her keel, lying right over it next above the floor timber. John Harris
Wikipedia
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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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 Dictionary
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
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 Terms
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of keelson in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of keelson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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