Keel
Meaning of Keel
noun
- 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 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.
- (of a boat or ship) turn over on its side; capsize.
it's going to take more wind to make this boat keel over
Middle English: from Old Norse kjǫlr, of Germanic origin.
noun
a flat-bottomed boat of a kind formerly used on the Tyne and Wear Rivers for loading ships carrying coal.
Middle English: from Middle Low German kēl, Middle Dutch kiel ‘ship, boat’.
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Hyphenation of Keel
Keel
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- Keel is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Keel synonyms
Meaning stagger:
stagger, reel, lurch, swag, careen
Meaning the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported:
Meaning the lowest point or part of something:
Meaning the bottom or lower side or surface of something:
Meaning (of a boat) be overturned in the water:
Meaning a person who manufactures articles of cast metal; the owner or operator of a foundry:
Meaning make a list of:
Meaning fall or cause to fall over from loss of balance:
Meaning tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down:
Meaning fall over:
Anagrams of Keel
Elke, Kele, kele, Klee, leek, leke
Words that rhyme with Keel
keel, vakeel, wakeel, forekeel, blankeel, underkeel, skeel
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