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Carina :: Carina (n.) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

Lophosteon :: Lophosteon (n.) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.

Sloop :: Sloop (n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See

Keelhauled :: Keelhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Keelhau.

Skeel :: Skeel (n.) A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.

Forefoot :: Forefoot (n.) A piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem..

Water Line :: Water line () Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the keel..

Sterna :: Sternson (n.) The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted; -- called also stern knee..

Careen :: Careen (v. i.) To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel..

Camberkeeled :: Camberkeeled (a.) Having the keel arched upwards, but not actually hogged; -- said of a ship..

Keels :: Keels (n. pl.) Ninepins. See Kayles.

Keel :: Keel (n.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina..

Rib :: Rib (n.) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel..

Rockered :: Rockered (a.) Shaped like a rocker; curved; as, a rockered keel..

Kelson :: Kelson (n.) See Keelson.

Keeling :: Keeling (n.) A cod.

Water Line :: Water line () Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence when loaded..

Keelrake :: Keelrake (v. t.) Same as Keelhaul.

Futtock :: Futtock (n.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.

Gonys :: Gonys (n.) The keel or lower outline of a bird's bill, so far as the mandibular rami are united..

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