keelson
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of keelson
1605–15; < Low German kielswin literally, “keel swine” (sense relation obscure) < Scandinavian; compare Dutch kolsvijn, Danish kølsvin, Swedish kölsvin
Example Sentences
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Keel, keelson, longitudinals and inner and outer bottoms, were of a weight, size and thickness exceeding those of any previous ship.
From Scientific American • Apr. 11, 2012
Alarm gongs clanged violently from lookout to keelson; bugles sounded to-your-stations.
From Time Magazine Archive
But if the French and Spanish navies were rotten to their garboard strakes, Pope makes clear that the British was rotten to its keelson.
From Time Magazine Archive
Below the keel proper was a false keel, which was useful when vessels were hauled up on shore, and above the keelson was an upper false keel, into which the masts were stepped.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.
Strong iron riders were worked in for the whole length of the ship in the spaces between the beams, extending in one length from the clamp under the upper deck nearly to the keelson.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Nansen, Fridtjof
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