false keel

noun

The timber below the main keel, used to serve both as a protection and to increase the ship's lateral resistance.

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Meanings

nounfalse keel (plural false keels)

plural false keels

  1. nauticalThe timber below the main keel, used to serve both as a protection and to increase the ship's lateral resistance.
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APA

false keel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20keel

MLA

“false keel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20keel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false keel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20keel.

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