- The
keel is the bottom-most
longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a
hydrodynamic and
counterbalancing purpose, as...
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KEEL (710 AM, "101.7 FM & 710
KEEL") is an
American radio station broadcasting a News Talk
Information format.
Licensed to Shreveport, Louisiana, United...
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Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919 –
November 7, 2004),
professionally Howard Keel, was an
American actor and
singer known for his rich b****-baritone...
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Keelhauling (Dutch kielhalen; "to drag
along the
keel") is a form of
punishment and
potential execution once
meted out to
sailors at sea. The
sailor was...
- A
keel or
carina (plural carinae) in bird
anatomy is an
extension of the
sternum (breastbone)
which runs
axially along the
midline of the
sternum and extends...
- The
false keel was a timber,
forming part of the hull of a
wooden sailing ship.
Typically 6
inches (15 cm)
thick for a 74-gun ship in the 19th century...
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Laying the
keel or
laying down is the
formal recognition of the
start of a ship's construction. It is
often marked with a
ceremony attended by dignitaries...
- A bulb
keel is a
keel,
usually made with a high
aspect ratio foil, that
contains a ballast-filled bulb at the bottom,
usually teardrop shaped. The purpose...
- A
bilge keel is a
nautical device used to
reduce a ship's
tendency to roll.
Bilge keels are emplo**** in
pairs (one for each side of the ship). A ship...
- The
winged keel is a
sailboat keel layout first ****ed on the 12-metre
class yacht Australia II, 1983 America's Cup winner. This
layout was
adopted by...
