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keelless

American  
[keel-lis] / ˈkil lɪs /

adjective

  1. having no keel, as a ship.


Etymology

Origin of keelless

First recorded in 1875–80; keel 1 + -less

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Poling a rudderless, keelless skiff up a crooked stream by means of a fifteen-foot balancing pole is an art only to be classed with that of rowing a gondola.

From The Under Dog by Francis Hopkinson Smith

The keelless boat requires a sharp catch up at the beginning to get the best pace out of it, and it also requires more ‘sitting’ to keep it on an even keel.

From Boating by W. B. Woodgate

We well recollect the sensation produced by the first keelless eight, that of Chester, in 1856.

From Boating by W. B. Woodgate

The history of the introduction of the various improvements of outriggers, keelless boats, and sliding seats, has been given in other chapters.

From Boating by W. B. Woodgate

Every vessel had several keelless whale-boats, pointed at both bow and stern, so that they could be rowed forwards or backwards.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Sven Anders Hedin

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