false keels

A form of false keel — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of false keel
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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