fin keel

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noun Nautical.

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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Words nearby fin keel

finite verb, finitism, finito, finitude, fink, fin keel, fink out, Finland, Finlander, Finlandia, Finlandization

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How to use fin keel in a sentence

Since then a succeeding owner has reverted to a sort of heavy fin-keel, but the boat has not done so well in racing as formerly.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
The shark-bodied cutter, with her fin-keel below and her balloon above, was indeed now moving toward a position above the cruiser.
Harper's Round Table, October 15, 1895|Various
Her fin keel struck bottom, and her main topmast lurched and shivered as if about to come down upon our heads.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London
The deep fin-keel of the yawl barred him from crossing the shoals at the river mouth except on a twelve-foot tide.
Burned Bridges|Bertrand W. Sinclair

The feature this year was the birth of the heavy lead fin-keel.
Yachting Vol. 1|Various.

British Dictionary definitions for fin keel

fin keel

noun

a projection from the keel of a vessel to give it additional stability

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