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Naut.a finlike projection extending downward from the keel of a sailboat, serving to prevent lateral motion and acting as additional ballast.
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Fin keel — (Naut.) A projection downward from the keel of a yacht, resembling in shape the fin of a fish, though often with a cigar shaped bulb of lead at the bottom, and generally made of metal. Its use is to ballast the boat and also to enable her to sail … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fin keel — noun a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability • Hypernyms: ↑plate • Hyponyms: ↑centerboard, ↑centreboard, ↑drop keel, ↑sliding keel • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fin keel — /ˈfɪn kil/ (say fin keel) noun a finlike projection extending downwards from the keel of a sailing boat, serving to prevent lateral motion and acting as additional ballast …
fin keel — noun A type of keel common in sailing yachts, its shape resembling a fin of fish … Wiktionary
fin-keel — (Expresión inglesa.) ► sustantivo masculino NÁUTICA Quilla fija lastrada en su parte inferior, que se encaja en el casco de un velero … Enciclopedia Universal
keel — keel1 keeled, adj. /keel/, n. 1. Naut. a central fore and aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from… … Universalium
keel — I. /kil / (say keel) noun 1. the main longitudinal structural member of a ship s hull, to which the frames are fastened and which lies in the middle of the bottom of the hull and runs along the whole length; the keel may project somewhat from the …
Fin. — 1. Finland. 2. Finnish. * * * fin1 «fihn», noun, verb, finned, fin|ning. –n. 1. one of the movable, winglike or fanlike parts of the body of a fish or other aquatic animal. By moving its fins a fish can swim and balance itself in the water. The… … Useful english dictionary
fin. — 1. finance. 2. financial. 3. finish. * * * fin1 «fihn», noun, verb, finned, fin|ning. –n. 1. one of the movable, winglike or fanlike parts of the body of a fish or other aquatic animal. By moving its fins a fish can swim and balance itself in the … Useful english dictionary
fin´like´ — fin1 «fihn», noun, verb, finned, fin|ning. –n. 1. one of the movable, winglike or fanlike parts of the body of a fish or other aquatic animal. By moving its fins a fish can swim and balance itself in the water. The large fins of a flying fish… … Useful english dictionary
