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(kl), v. t. & i.[AS. clan to cool, fr. cl cool. See Cool.] To cool; to skim or stir. [Obs.] While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. Shak. Keel n.A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat. Keel n.[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.] 1. (Shipbuilding) 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. 2. Fig.: The whole ship. 3. A barge or lighter, used on the Tyne for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt. [Eng.] 4. (Bot.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina. 5. (Nat. H Keel v. i.[imp. & p. p.Keeled (); p. pr. & vb. n.Keeling.] 1. To traverse with a keel; to navigate. 2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom. To keel over, to upset; to capsize. [Colloq.] Keel n.(Aronautics) In a dirigible, a construction similar in form and use to a ship's keel; in an aroplane, a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course. スポンサード リンク
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