keel

4 letters in word "keel": E E K L.

Anagrams of keel:

• leek

• leke

Words found within keel:

ee eek eel eke el elk lee lek

• Definitions:
• the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability stagger: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
• In boats and ships, keel can mean either of two parts; a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element; these parts overlap.
• KEEL 710AM is a general talk radio station owned by Clear Channel Communications.
• Keel was a heavy metal band in the 1980s. They were formed by former Steeler vocalist Ron Keel, after an unsuccessful audition for Black Sabbath. ...
• A keel in bird anatomy is an extension of the sternum which runs axially along the midline of the sternum and extends outward, perpendicular to the plane of the ribs. The keel provides an anchor to which a bird's wing muscles attach, thereby providing adequate leverage for flight. ...
• Keel is the fourth album by the heavy metal band Keel, released on 21 June, 1987.
• Longitudinal girder at the lowest point of a vessel from which the framework is built.
• A projection below the hull running from stern to bow, which helps the craft maintain straight movement. It also adds strength to the hull, and protects it from damage.
• the timber at the very bottom of the hull to which frames are attatched.
• A flat surface built into the bottom of the boat to prevent the reduce the leeway caused by the wind pushing against the side of the boat. A keel also usually has some ballast to help keep the boat upright and prevent it from heeling too much. ...
• A boat-shaped structure formed by the two lower petals of many members of the Leguminosae. In legume flowers, two lower petals are fused along their edges, to form the "keel".
• The fin attached to the underside of the hull. It is filled with lead ballast to provide upright stability and prevent sideslipping by countering the lateral force of the wind
• The two lower petals of the flowers of the legume or pea family.
• A central dorsal ridge; the two united petals in some legume flowers
• The center line of the shell.
• The lowest longitudinal timber of a vessel, on which framework of the whole is built up; combination of iron plates serving same purpose in iron vessel. KNOT - Unit of speed in navigation, which is the rate of nautical mile (1,852 metres or 6,080 feet) per hour. ie 1.852 km/h.
• The lowest and most important timber of a wooden ship to which the stem, sternpost and the ribs are attached
• a ridge that runs lengthwise; specifically, the ridge down the back of a turtle or snake scale.
• The lowest lengthways structure of a vessel on which the hull is built.
• a boat-shaped structure &endash; in the pea family (Fabaceae) formed by the joining of the two lower petals.
• the carina.
• Centre line of the rowing shell, running bow to stern along the bottom of the boat.
• Principal timber upon which the hull is constructed. The backbone of the hull.
• a longitudinal ridge, as on a leaf or on the breastbone of a bird.
• Ridge resembling a boat's keel, as in the glumes of certain grasses. The inferior petal in the flowers of legumes.
• The sharp fold at the back of a sheath, blade, glume, or lemma in the Family Poaceae or the united lower petals of the flowers in the Family Fabaceae. Similar to the keel of a boat.
• the lowest and principal timber of a wooden ship - the single strongest member of the ship's frame.
• A raised or elevated ridge that contains the raphe, formed from a folding of the valve wall
• The centre-line of a ship running from fore to aft. Think of it as the spine, or backbone of a ship.
• the pieces of timber laid on the blocks, and on which the ship is built; it is generally elm, except the after-piece, which, on account of its being often wet and dry, is sometimes oak, especially when the ship is expected to be a great while in building. ...
• Carina or ridge. A prominent, sharply raised rib, generally marking an abrupt change of slope in the shell outline. See carina.

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