- plate keel
- noun
: a ship's keel made of a flat plate or plates — compare bar keel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
plate keel
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plate keel — See flat plate keel … Dictionary of automotive terms
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flat-plate keel — noun Britain : flat keel … Useful english dictionary
Keel — In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, the construction is dated from this… … Wikipedia
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keel — The principal fore and aft component of a ship s framing located along the centerline of the bottom and connected to the stem and stern frames. Also see bilge keel center vertical keel even keel flat plate keel … Dictionary of automotive terms
keel — keel1 keeled, adj. /keel/, n. 1. Naut. a central fore and aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from… … Universalium
keel, flat plate — The horizontal, centerline, bottom shell strake constituting the lower flange of the keel … Dictionary of automotive terms
bar keel — noun Etymology: bar (I) : a solid keel of rectangular section in an iron or steel ship distinguished from plate keel and trough keel; see ship illustration … Useful english dictionary
flat keel — noun : a ship s keel consisting of a heavy strake of plating stiffened by an upright vertical keel called also flat plate keel … Useful english dictionary
