keelless

American  

[keel-lis] / ˈkil lɪs /

adjective

1. having no keel, as a ship.

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Etymology

Origin of keelless

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

Example Sentences

Above the termini of these steamer routes all travelling is done in keelless bateaux, propelled by paddlers and steered when coming through the rapids at both bow and stern by certificated bowmen and steersmen.

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Two very usual club rules are, that juniors shall not begin by racing in keelless crank boats, but in steady ‘tub’-built craft.

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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.

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

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A quarter of a century ago the idea of amateurs sitting a keelless eight or four, without rolling rowlocks under, until they had first practised for days or weeks in a steady craft, would have been derided.

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