docking keel

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noun Nautical.

one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.

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Words nearby docking keel

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How to use docking keel in a sentence

There are even electronics like iPhone and iPod docking stations and an assortment of pricey pens intended for the pontiff.
Pope Francis Raffles Off His Swag to Help the Poor|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Currently only Russian rocket engines, fitted with the Russian ISS docking system, can reboost the Space Station.
Why Does the USA Depend on Russian Rockets to Get Us Into Space?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The following year, its vessel was blocked from docking in Portugal by two Portuguese Navy warships sent by the government.
Vessel's Dr. Rebecca Gomperts on Providing Abortions to Women in International Waters|Marlow Stern|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The small light flashed green, and I pulled the bike out of the docking station.
I Tried New York’s Bike-Sharing Program. And I Liked It!|Daniel Gross|May 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But in certain parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn the infrastructure is starting to appear, mostly in the form of docking stations.
Pro-Cyclical|Daniel Gross|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Robert was out there under the shed, reclining in the shade against the sloping keel of the overturned boat.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
To maintain the vessel on an even keel he introduced four vanes, called “hydroplanes,” for regulating the depth of descent.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various
The tip often forms an abrupt angle with the shaft and there is a keel on the dorsal surface of the tip (see figs. 5, 6).
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks|John A. White
Microscopic examination reveals that there is a faint keel on the dorsal surface of the tip.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks|John A. White