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keel ¹  (kl)

n.

1. Nautical

a. The principal structural member of a ship, running lengthwise along the center line from bow to stern, to which the frames are attached.

b. A ship.

2. A structure, such as the breastbone of a bird, that resembles a ship's keel in function or shape.

3. The principal structural member of an aircraft, resembling a ship's keel in shape and function.

4. A pair of united petals in certain flowers, as those of the pea.

intr. & tr.v. keeled, keel·ing, keels Nautical

To capsize or cause to capsize.

Phrasal Verb:

keel over

To collapse or fall into or as if into a faint.

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[Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjölr.]

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keel ²  (kl)

n.

1. Nautical

a. A freight barge, especially one for carrying coal on the Tyne River in England.

b. The load capacity of this barge.

2. A British unit of weight formerly used for coal, equal to about 21.2 long tons.

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[Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel.]

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keel

Noun

1. one of the main lengthways steel or timber pieces along the base of a ship, to which the frames are fastened

2. on an even keel working or progressing smoothly without any sudden changes [Old Norse kjölr]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	keel - a projection or ridge that suggests a keel projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
	2.	keel - the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly carinate, carinate bird, flying bird - birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles carina - any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
	3.	keel - one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction bilge keel - either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling fin keel - a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability hull - the frame or body of ship
Verb	1.	keel - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" careen, lurch, reel, stagger, swag walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

Translations

keel [kiːl] n → quilla;

on an even keel (fig) → en equilibrio

keel over vi (NAUT) → zozobrar, volcarse; [person] → desplomarse

keel [kiːl] n → quille f;

on an even keel (fig) → à flot

keel over vi (Naut) → chavirer, dessaler; [person] → tomber dans les pommes

keel [kiːl] n → Kiel m;

on an even keel (fig) → stabil

keel over keel vi → kentern;

(person) → umkippen

keel [kiːl] n → chiglia;

on an even keel (fig) → in uno stato normale

keel over vi (NAUT) → capovolgersi; [person] → crollare

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keel

n keel [kiːl]

the long supporting piece of a ship's frame that lies lengthwise along the bottom The boat's keel stuck in the mud near the shore.kielعارِضَه رئيسيَّهкилlodní kýlkølder Kielκαρίναquilla(laeva)kiilتیر ته کشتی یا قایقköliquilleשִדרִית הַספִינָהनौतलkobilica broda(hajó)gerinc, tőkesúlylunaskjölurchiglia竜骨용골(龍骨)kilis(kuģa) ķīlislunaskielkjølkilquilhachilăкильkýlladijski gredeljkobilica brodakölกระดูกงู (เรือ)omurga, gemi omurgası(船的)龍骨кільجہاز یا ہوائی جہاز کے پیندے پر طولا بنی ہوئی کاٹھ یا لوہے کی بیو یا تہ، جس پر پورا ڈھانچا تعمیر ہوتا ہے، کیلsống tàu（船的）龙骨，平地船

keel over

to fall over usually suddenly or unexpectedly eg in a faint. omslaan, omkantelيَنْقَلِب مُغمى عليهِкатурвам сеsložit sefalde omumschlagenπέφτω κάτω, σωριάζομαι λιπόθυμοςdesplomarsekummuli minemaاز حال رفتن؛ غش کردنkellahtaa kumoon, tuupertua maahantomber dans les pommesלְהִתהַפֵּךउलटनाizvrnutifelborultersungkurdetta um koll; falla í yfirliðcadere a terra, stramazzareひっくり返る졸도하다, 쓰러지다nukristiapgāztiesterbalikomvallenkantre; besvimepaśćdesmaiara se răsturnaпадать (в обморок)zložiť saprevrniti seprevrnuti sevälta, kantra, tuppa avล้มลงalabora olmak傾翻несподівано впастиپلٹا کھانا یا ڈھے پڑناđổ ngã nhào倾翻

be/keep on an even keel

to be, keep or remain in a calm and untroubled state. dit gaan klopdisselboomيَبقى هادِئا، يَبقى رابِط الجأشспокоен съмneztratit hlavupå ret kølausgeglichen sein/bleibenδιατηρώ κτ. ή διατηρούμαι σε ήρεμη κατάσταση, παραμένω σταθερόςmantener el equilibriorahulikuks jäämaبا ثبات ماندن؛ آرام ماندنpysyä tyynenäêtre/rester calmeיַצִיבशांत स्थिति में रखनाostati na mirunyugodt maradtetap tenangvera í jafnvægiessere/restare in equilibrio平穏で수습 중이다/수습을 받게 하다laikytis ramiai/šaltakraujiškaimierīgi; rāmimembuat seseorang tenangop proef zijn/stellen, voorwaardelijk in vrijheid stellen/gesteld wordenvære/føle seg hjemme, finne seg til rettezachowywać spokój, zachowywać zimną krewestar equilibradoa fi/a rămâne calmоставаться спокойнымnestratiť hlavubiti/ostati mirenbiti uravnoteženvara/hålla sig på rätt kölในสภาพที่สมดุลหรือมั่นคงsoğukkanlılığını korumak平穩утримувати(ся) на одному рівніتوازن کی حالت میں رکھنا یا رہناvững chắc感觉安适