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BNC: 18688 COCA: 18738

keel

1 keel /ˈkiːl/ noun
plural keels
1 keel
/ˈkiːl/
noun
plural keels
Learner's definition of KEEL
[count]
: a long piece of wood or metal along the center of the bottom of a boat see picture at boat(船的)龙骨

on an even keel

: strong and not likely to fail or get worse : in a stable condition平稳;稳定;稳衡
2 keel /ˈkiːl/ verb
keels; keeled; keeling
2 keel
/ˈkiːl/
verb
keels; keeled; keeling
Learner's definition of KEEL

keel over

[phrasal verb] informal
: to fall down suddenly突然倒下;晕倒
BNC: 18688 COCA: 18738

keel

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verb (1)

keeled; keeling; keels

intransitive verb

1
: to fall in or as if in a faint
usually used with over
keeled over from exhaustion
2
of a boat or ship : to heel or lean precariously

keel

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noun (1)

1
a
: the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom
also : this projection
b
: ship
2
: a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as
a
: an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1
b
botany : the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2)), and encloses the pistil and stamens
The keel, the lowest petal of the pea-like flower, is short and rounded. Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roose
keeled adjective
keelless adjective

keel

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noun (2)

: a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal

keel

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verb (2)

keeled; keeling; keels
chiefly dialectal
: cool

keel

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noun (3)

chiefly dialectal

Synonyms

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb (1)

Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at glutton

Noun (2)

Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol ship

Verb (2)

Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl cool

Noun (3)

Middle English (Scots) keyle

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of keel was before the 12th century
BNC: 18688 COCA: 18738

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