1. (Nautical Terms) one of the main longitudinal structural members of a vessel to which the frames are fastened and that may extend into the water to provide lateral stability
2. on an even keel well-balanced; steady
3. (Aeronautics) any structure corresponding to or resembling the keel of a ship, such as the central member along the bottom of an aircraft fuselage
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"
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. kiel عارِضَه رئيسيَّه кил quilha lodní kýl der Kiel køl καρίναquilla (laeva)kiil تیر ته کشتی یا قایق köli quille שִדרִית הַספִינָה नौतल kobilica broda (hajó)gerinc, tőkesúly lunas kjölur chiglia 竜骨 용골 kilis (kuģa) ķīlis lunas kielkjølkil دبيړۍ ځيرناك يافريم، هغه اوږ ده تيران چه پر هغه باندى دبيړۍ بدنه [ جوړوى quilha chilă киль kýl ladijski gredelj kobilica broda köl กระดูกงู (เรือ) omurga, gemi omurgası (船的)龍骨 кіль جہاز یا ہوائی جہاز کے پیندے پر طولا بنی ہوئی کاٹھ یا لوہے کی بیو یا تہ، جس پر پورا ڈھانچا تعمیر ہوتا ہے، کیل sống tàu （船的）龙骨，平底船
keel over
to fall over usually suddenly or unexpectedly eg in a faint. omslaan, omkantel يَنْقَلِب مُغمى عليهِ катурвам се desmaiar složit se umschlagen falde om πέφτω κάτω, σωριάζομαι λιπόθυμος desplomarse kummuli minema از حال رفتن؛ غش کردن kellahtaa tomber dans les pommes לְהִתהַפֵּך उलटना izvrnuti felborul tersungkur detta um koll; falla í yfirlið cadere a terra, stramazzare ひっくり返る 졸도하다 nukristi apgāzties terbalik omvallenkantre; besvimepaść بي خبره له هوښه تلل،په حٌان نه پوهيدل desmaiar a se răsturna падать zložiť sa prevrniti se prevrnuti se välta, kantra, tuppa av ล้มลง alabora olmak (如因昏厥而)跌倒，摔倒 несподівано впасти پلٹا کھانا یا ڈھے پڑنا đổ ngã nhào 倾覆，翻身
be/keep on an even keel
to be, keep or remain in a calm and untroubled state. dit gaan klopdisselboom يَبقى هادِئا، يَبقى رابِط الجأش спокоен съм estar equilibrado neztratit hlavu ausgeglichen sein/bleiben på ret køl διατηρώ κτ. ή διατηρούμαι σε ήρεμη κατάσταση, παραμένω σταθερός mantener el equilibrio rahulikuks jääma با ثبات ماندن؛ آرام ماندن olla tasapainossa être/rester calme יציב शांत स्थिति में रखना ostati na miru nyugodt marad tetap tenang vera í jafnvægi essere/restare in equilibrio 平穏で 침착하다 laikytis ramiai/šaltakraujiškai mierīgi; rāmi membuat seseorang tenang op proef zijn/stellen, voorwaardelijk in vrijheid stellen/gesteld worden være/føle seg hjemme, finne seg til rette zachowywać spokój, zachowywać zimną krew آرام او پي خوزښه ، estar equilibrado a fi/a rămâne calm оставаться спокойным nestratiť hlavu biti/ostati miren biti uravnotežen vara/hålla sig på rätt köl ในสภาพที่สมดุลหรือมั่นคง soğukkanlılığını korumak 處於或保持平靜 утримувати(ся) на одному рівні توازن کی حالت میں رکھنا یا رہنا vững chắc 感觉安适
It is difficult for a seaman to believe that his stranded ship does not feel as unhappy at the unnatural predicament of having no water under her keel as he is himself at feeling her stranded.
It is as if an invisible hand had been stealthily uplifted from the bottom to catch hold of her keel as it glides through the water.
THE Gallant Crew at a life-saving station were about to launch their life-boat for a spin along the coast when they discovered, but a little distance away, a capsized vessel with a dozen men clinging to her keel.
Unloosed from their lashing by the constant turning and twisting of the ship and the force of the wind, the boarding and landing tackle had been trailing beneath the keel, a tangled mass of cordage and leather.
The Vanator now rested upon an even keel as she was carried along by a strong, though steady, wind.
So close did the monster come to the hull, that at first it seemed as if he meant it malice; but suddenly going down in a maelstrom, within three rods of the planks, he wholly disappeared from view, as if diving under the keel. Cut, cut!
The boat in which Cook was struck on a rock, and, if it did not sink, it was owing to a piece of coral that was broken by the shock, and fixed itself in the broken keel.
But in that gale, the port, the land, is that ship's direst jeopardy; she must fly all hospitality; one touch of land, though it but graze the keel, would make her shudder through and through.
Borckman and the black steersman echoed his words, and, as the wheel spun down, the Arangi, with the swiftness of a witch, rounded into the wind and attained a momentary even keel to the flapping of her headsails and a shifting of headsheets.
We have been treated to the spectacle of what are practically keeled racing-planes driven a clear five foot or more above the water, and only eased down to touch their so-called " native element" as they near the line.
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