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keel-less

  • a word derived from keel.
    keel
    noun
    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 the bottom of the hull to provide stability.

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His uncle Bill had built the first keel-less shell, in his boatbuilding shop under London Bridge.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Next the cockle-shell of a boat was spinning on its keel-less bottom, and whirling broadside on, bow foremost, stern foremost, any way, down the San Juan.

From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest

Next term is given up to the May races, which are rowed in light ships, i.e. keel-less ships with sliding seats.

From Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann

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