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keel
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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.

[Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjölr.]

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.

[Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel.]

keel 3  (kl)
tr.v. keeled, keel·ing, keels Chiefly British
To make cool.

[Middle English kelen, from Old English clan, to cool; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Verb1.keel - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
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] nquilla;
on an even keel (fig) → en equilibrio
keel over vi (NAUT) → zozobrar, volcarse; [person] → desplomarse

keel [kiːl] nquille f;
on an even keel (fig) → à flot
keel over vi (Naut) → chavirer, dessaler; [person] → tomber dans les pommes

keel [kiːl] nKiel m;
on an even keel (fig) → stabil
keel over keel vikentern;
(person) → umkippen

keel [kiːl] nchiglia;
on an even keel (fig) → in uno stato normale
keel over vi (NAUT) → capovolgersi; [person] → crollare

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. kiel عارِضَه رئيسيَّه кил lodní kýl køl der Kiel καρίνα quilla (laeva)kiil تیر ته کشتی یا قایق köli quille שִדרִית הַספִינָה नौतल kobilica broda (hajó)gerinc, tőkesúly lunas kjölur chiglia 竜骨 용골(龍骨) kilis (kuģa) ķīlis lunas kiel kjøl kil 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
keel over
to fall over usually suddenly or unexpectedly eg in a faint. omslaan, omkantel يَنْقَلِب مُغمى عليهِ катурвам се složit se falde om umschlagen πέφτω κάτω, σωριάζομαι λιπόθυμος desplomarse kummuli minema از حال رفتن؛ غش کردن kellahtaa kumoon, tuupertua maahan 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, 쓰러지다 nukristi apgāzties terbalik omvallen kantre; besvime paść desmaiar a se răsturna падать (в обморок) zložiť sa prevrniti se prevrnuti se välta, kantra, tuppa av ล้มลง alabora olmak 傾翻 несподівано впасти پلٹا کھانا یا ڈھے پڑنا đổ ngã nhào
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 neztratit hlavu på ret køl ausgeglichen sein/bleiben διατηρώ κτ. ή διατηρούμαι σε ήρεμη κατάσταση, παραμένω σταθερός mantener el equilibrio rahulikuks jääma با ثبات ماندن؛ آرام ماندن pysyä tyynenä être/rester calme יַצִיב शांत स्थिति में रखना ostati na miru nyugodt marad tetap tenang vera í jafnvægi essere/restare in equilibrio 平穏で 수습 중이다/수습을 받게 하다 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 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 平穩 утримувати(ся) на одному рівні توازن کی حالت میں رکھنا یا رہنا vững chắc


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