keel
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1. one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | beam, |
| definition | : | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bilge keel, |
| definition | : | either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | fin keel, |
| definition | : | a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | hull, |
| definition | : | the frame or body of ship (noun.artifact) |
2. the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | carina, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.body) |
3. a projection or ridge that suggests a keel (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | projection, |
| definition | : | any solid convex shape that juts out from something (noun.shape) |
4. walk as if unable to control one's movements (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | walk, |
| definition | : | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
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