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Bilge keel

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keelnoun(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
false keelnoun(nautical) The timber below the main keel, used to serve both as a protection and to increase the ship's lateral resistance.
sliding keelnoun(nautical) An oblong frame let down vertically through the bottom of a vessel in order to deepen the draught and sustain against a side wind.
back(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
skegnoun(nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
spilingnoun(nautical) The edge-curve of a plank or of a strake in a vessel's hull.
berthingnoun(nautical) An instance of a ship being brought to be berthed, to rest at some docking facility.
keelernoun(nautical) One who works on a barge or keel.
keelmannoun(historical) A keeler; one who manages or works on a coal boat.
keelhaulingnoun(nautical) The act by which a person is keelhauled.
ledgenounA narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
streaknounA continuous series of like events.
sholenounA plank fixed beneath an object, such as the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from damage.
skagnoun(slang) An unattractive woman.
stealernoun(chiefly in combination) One who steals; a thief.
stemnounThe stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
seelnoun(UK, dialectal) Good fortune; happiness; bliss.
keelfulnounAs much as a keel (type of vat) will hold
solenoun(anatomy) The bottom or plantar surface of the foot.
floornoun(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.

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