keel 音标拼音: [k'il]
n . 龙骨,平底船
vt . 装以龙骨,使倾覆
vi . 倾覆
龙骨,平底船装以龙骨,使倾覆倾覆
keel n 1 :
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel 2 :
the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly 3 :
one of the main longitudinal beams (
or plates )
of the hull of a vessel ;
can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability v 1 :
walk as if unable to control one '
s movements ; "
The drunken man staggered into the room " [
synonym : {
stagger }, {
reel },
{
keel }, {
lurch }, {
swag }, {
careen }]
Keel \
Keel \ (
k [=
e ]
l ),
v .
t . &
i . [
AS .
c [=
e ]
lan to cool ,
fr .
c [=
o ]
l cool .
See {
Cool }.]
To cool ;
to skim or stir . [
Obs .]
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While greasy Joan doth keel the pot . --
Shak .
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Keel \
Keel \,
n .
A brewer '
s cooling vat ;
a keelfat .
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Keel \
Keel \,
n . [
Cf .
AS .
ce ['
o ]
l ship ;
akin to D . &
G .
kiel keel ,
OHG .
chiol ship ,
Icel .
kj [=
o ]
ll ,
and perh .
to Gr .
gay ^
los a round -
built Ph [
oe ]
nician merchant vessel ,
gaylo `
s bucket ;
cf .
Skr .
g [=
o ]
la ball ,
round water vessel .
But the meaning of the English word seems to come from Icel .
kj ["
o ]
lr keel ,
akin to Sw .
k ["
o ]
l ,
Dan .
kj ["
o ]
l .]
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 }.
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2 .
Fig .:
The whole ship .
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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 .]
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4 . (
Bot .)
The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower ,
united and inclosing the stamens and pistil ;
a carina .
See {
Carina }.
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5 . (
Nat .
Hist .)
A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface .
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6 . (
Aeronautics )
In a dirigible ,
a construction similar in form and use to a ship '
s keel ;
in an a ["
e ]
roplane ,
a fin or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to hold the machine to its course .
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Webster 1913 Suppl .]
{
Bilge keel } (
Naut .),
a keel peculiar to ironclad vessels ,
extending only a portion of the length of the vessel under the bilges . --
Ham .
Nav .
Encyc .
{
False keel }.
See under {
False }.
{
Keel boat }.
(
a )
A covered freight boat ,
with a keel ,
but no sails ,
used on Western rivers . [
U .
S .]
(
b )
A low ,
flat -
bottomed freight boat .
See {
Keel },
n .,
3 .
{
Keel piece },
one of the timbers or sections of which a keel is composed .
{
On even keel },
in a level or horizontal position ,
so that the draught of water at the stern and the bow is the same .
--
Ham .
Nav .
Encyc .
{
On an even keel }
a . &
adv .,
steady ;
balanced ;
steadily .
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Keel \
Keel \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Keeled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Keeling }.]
1 .
To traverse with a keel ;
to navigate .
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2 .
To turn up the keel ;
to show the bottom .
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{
To keel over },
to upset ;
to capsize . [
Colloq .]
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76 Moby Thesaurus words for "
keel ":
argosy ,
ascend ,
bank ,
bark ,
base ,
baseboard ,
basement ,
be lost ,
boat ,
bottom ,
bucket ,
cant ,
capsize ,
careen ,
chassis ,
climb ,
craft ,
dado ,
decline ,
descend ,
dip ,
drop ,
fall ,
fall away ,
fall off ,
foot ,
footing ,
foundation ,
founder ,
frame ,
go down ,
go downhill ,
go uphill ,
grade ,
hooker ,
hulk ,
hull ,
incline ,
keel over ,
lean ,
leviathan ,
list ,
mopboard ,
nadir ,
overset ,
overturn ,
packet ,
pitch ,
pitchpole ,
rake ,
retreat ,
rise ,
scuttle ,
shelve ,
ship ,
shoemold ,
sidle ,
sink ,
slant ,
slope ,
sole ,
somersault ,
swag ,
sway ,
tilt ,
tip ,
toe ,
tub ,
turn over ,
turn turtle ,
uprise ,
upset ,
upset the boat ,
vessel ,
wainscot ,
watercraft
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