bulb keel
nounNautical.
a narrow keel having a swelling weight of lead or iron at the bottom.
Origin of bulb keel
1First recorded in 1890–95
Words Nearby bulb keel
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How to use bulb keel in a sentence
She has a ram bow, long counter, and fin-bulb keel, with narrow beam and sides that tumble home above the water-line.
Yachting Vol. 1 | Various.
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