Keels - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: keels Page: 3Keelhaul
To haul under the keel of a ship by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies...
Keeler
One employed in managing a Newcastle keel called also keelman...
Keel
To cool to skim or stir...
Garboard
One of the planks next the keel on the outside which form a garboard strake...
Futtock
One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel...
Coble
A flat floored fishing boat with a lug sail and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire England...
Centerboard
A retractable or sliding keel used on sailboats formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water tight case amidships when in shallow water or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent drifting to leeward when the vessel is beating to windward It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States...
Carinataelig
A grand division of birds including all existing flying birds So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone...
Carina
A keel...
Careen
To cause a vessel to lean over so that she floats on one side leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line to case to be off the keel...
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