noun, verb
noun the long piece of wood or steel along the bottom of a ship, on which the frame is built, and which helps it to keep upright in the water
IDIOMS see EVENadj.
verb [V, VN] if a ship or boat keels, or sth keels it, it falls over onto its side
SYNCAPSIZE
PHRASALVERBS
keel over to fall over sideways or forwards:
Several of them keeled over in the heat.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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