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keelson
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keel·son  (klsn, kl-) also kel·son (kl-)
n. Nautical
A timber or girder fastened above and parallel to the keel of a ship or boat for additional strength.
[Alteration (influenced by keel) of Middle English kelswin, probably from Old Norse *kjölsvn : kjölr, keel + svn, swine, timber; see s- in Indo-European roots.]
keelson or kelson
Noun
a lengthways beam fastened to the keel of a ship for strength [probably from Low German kielswin keel swine]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.keelsonkeelson - a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
hull - the frame or body of ship


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Yet by the time of the Renaissance, the forest had been decimated--for firewood, furlongs, grazing land, timber for houses, and the insatiable demands for masts, keelsons, framing members, and planking for ships of the line and the merchantmen.
Forests of the mind by Little, Charles E. / American Forests
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