sliding keel

noun

An oblong frame let down vertically through the bottom of a vessel in order to deepen the draught and sustain against a side wind.

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Meanings

nounsliding keel (plural sliding keels)

plural sliding keels

  1. nauticalAn oblong frame let down vertically through the bottom of a vessel in order to deepen the draught and sustain against a side wind.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward

Similar
centerboardcentreboarddrop keel
Broader
fin keel
Also see
centreboard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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