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• keel — keel·age; keel·boat·man; keel·haul; keel·less; keel; keel·man; keel·son; va·keel; keel·er; keel·hale; …   English syllables

• 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

• keel hook — a wet fly hook designed such that its point is uppermost and the shank is bent and in line with the hook point. The bend drops the centre of weight of the hook so it rides barb upwards. Less likely to catch on vegetation or the bottom …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Suspension keel — A suspension keel is an extension pylon to the bodywork of single seat, open wheel racing cars designed with a raised nose cone, to allow the lower suspension arms to be attached to the car approximately parallel to the road surface. In recent… …   Wikipedia

• Bilge keel — protection system.A bilge keel is often in a V shape, welded along the length of the ship at the turn of the bilge. Bilge keels are employed in pairs (one for each side of the ship). A ship may have more than one bilge keel per side, but this is… …   Wikipedia

• fin´less — fin1 «fihn», noun, verb, finned, fin|ning. –n. 1. one of the movable, winglike or fanlike parts of the body of a fish or other aquatic animal. By moving its fins a fish can swim and balance itself in the water. The large fins of a flying fish… …   Useful english dictionary

• frame´less — frame «fraym», noun, verb, framed, fram|ing. –n. 1. a support over which something is stretched or built; framework: »the frame of a house. 2. anything made of parts fitted and joined together; structure or system: »His [Milton s] death dissolved …   Useful english dictionary

• keelless — keel·less …   English syllables

• Doncho Papazov — Born February 21, 1939(1939 02 21) Sofia, Bulgaria Nationality Bulgarian …   Wikipedia

• Currach — on the shore in Inishbofin, Galway A Currach (spelt Curach in Irish and Koruko in old celtic) is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual. It is sometimes… …   Wikipedia