keelless
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of keelless
Example Sentences
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Before we got there, though, there was an upheaval in the water just ahead, and up came a back like a keelless ship bottom up.
From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Bullen, Frank T.
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 Hedin, Sven Anders
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 Woodgate, W. B.
Sometimes the lookout takes place in a tiny, punt, a narrow, keelless boat, which rolls at the drop of a hat.
From Letters from my Windmill by Daudet, Alphonse
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 Woodgate, W. B.
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