Definitions for kelson
ˈkɛl sənkel·son

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

1. Kelsonnoun

   The wood next the keel.

   We have added close pillars in the royal ships, which being fastened from the kelson to the beams of the second deck, keep them from settling, or giving way. Walter Raleigh.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kelson

   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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Kelsonnoun

   see Keelson

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kelson

   The kelson or keelson is the member which, particularly in a wooden vessel, lies parallel with its keel but above the transverse members such as timbers, frames or in a larger vessel, floors. It is fastened to the keel partly to impart additional longitudinal stiffness to it but principally to bind the longitudinal members to the transverse members.

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

1. Kelson

   Same as Keelson.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kelson

   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.

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

1. KELSON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kelson is ranked #14478 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kelson surname appeared 2,062 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Kelson.
   
   61.2% or 1,263 total occurrences were White.
   32.1% or 662 total occurrences were Black.
   3.2% or 67 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 40 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce kelson?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say kelson in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kelson in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kelson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of kelson in a Sentence

1. Walt Whitman:

   Swiftly arose and spread around me the peace and knowledge that pass all the argument of the earth, And I know that the hand of God is the promise of my own, And I know that the spirit of God is the brother of my own, And that all the men ever born are also my brothers, and the women my sisters and lovers, And that a kelson of the creation is love.

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=kelson
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelson
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kelson
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kelson
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=kelson
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=kelson
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html