The definition of a keel is the main structural part of a boat that extends the length of the bottom or a barge for freight.
(noun)Keel is defined as to fall or collapse.
Keel is defined as to make something cool.
(verb)See keel in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME kele < ON kjǫlr < Gmc *kelu- < IE base *gel-, to swallow > L gula, throat
transitive verb, intransitive verb
noun
Origin: ME kele < MDu kiel, boat < Gmc *keula < IE *geul-, rounded vessel > Sans gōlā, ball, round jug
transitive verb
Origin: ME kelen < OE celan (akin to Ger kühlen) < base of col, cool
noun
Origin: prob. < Ir or Gael cīl, ruddle
See keel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English kele
Origin: , from Old Norse kjölr
.noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English kele
Origin: , from Middle Dutch kiel
.transitive verb keeled, keel·ing, keels
Origin:
Origin: Middle English kelen
Origin: , from Old English cēlan, to cool; see gel- in Indo-European roots
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