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Outboard :: Outboard (a. & adv.) Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard..

Keel :: Keel (n.) 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..

Keeler :: Keeler (n.) A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc..

Steeve :: Steeve (n.) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving..

Timber :: Timber (n.) A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united..

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..

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

Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate.

Keeled :: Keeled (a.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf..

Flat :: Flat (n.) A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught..

Keel :: Keel (n.) A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.

Back :: Back (n.) The keel and keelson of a ship.

Bicarinate :: Bicarinate (a.) Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses..

Apron :: Apron (n.) A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel..

Rake :: Rake (n.) the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel..

Keeling :: Keeling (n.) A cod.

Floor :: Floor (n.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.

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

Keeler :: Keeler (n.) One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.

Skag :: Skag (n.) An additional piece fastened to the keel of a boat to prevent lateral motion. See Skeg.

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