keel bilge
1bilge piece — noun see bilge keel * * * bilge keel or bilge piece, either of a pair of keellike projections fastened lengthwise at the turn of a ship s bilge, one to each side, to decrease rolling …
2bilge board — Naut. a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel. * * * bilge board, a kind of centerboard lowered vertically into the water from the bilge of a ship to keep it steady on its course …
3Bilge keel — Keel Keel, n. [Cf. AS. ce[ o]l ship; akin to D. & G. kiel keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kj[=o]ll, and perh. to Gr. gay^los a round built Ph[oe]nician merchant vessel, gaylo s bucket; cf. Skr. g[=o]la ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of… …
4bilge keel — n. a projecting strip of metal or wood fastened lengthwise on either side of a ship s bottom to prevent heavy rolling, damage to the bilges, etc.: also bilge chock or bilge piece …
5Keel — Keel, n. [Cf. AS. ce[ o]l ship; akin to D. & G. kiel keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kj[=o]ll, and perh. to Gr. gay^los a round built Ph[oe]nician merchant vessel, gaylo s bucket; cf. Skr. g[=o]la ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of the… …
6Keel boat — Keel Keel, n. [Cf. AS. ce[ o]l ship; akin to D. & G. kiel keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kj[=o]ll, and perh. to Gr. gay^los a round built Ph[oe]nician merchant vessel, gaylo s bucket; cf. Skr. g[=o]la ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of… …
7Keel piece — Keel Keel, n. [Cf. AS. ce[ o]l ship; akin to D. & G. kiel keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kj[=o]ll, and perh. to Gr. gay^los a round built Ph[oe]nician merchant vessel, gaylo s bucket; cf. Skr. g[=o]la ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of… …
8bilge keel — bilge′ keel n. naut. navig. a keellike projection along a ship s bilge to retard rolling • Etymology: 1840–50 …
9Bilge keel — protection system.A bilge keel is often in a V shape, welded along the length of the ship at the turn of the bilge. Bilge keels are employed in pairs (one for each side of the ship). A ship may have more than one bilge keel per side, but this is… …
10bilge keel — noun either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship s bilge; reduces rolling • Hypernyms: ↑keel • Part Holonyms: ↑vessel, ↑watercraft * * * noun also bilge piece : a steel plate or other …
