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false keels

false keels is the plural of false keel.

Meaning of false keel

Noun

false keel (plural false keels)

  1. The timber below the main keel, used to serve both as a protection and to increase the ship's lateral resistance.

Questions about false keels

What is false keels the plural of?
False keels is the plural of false keel.

Words near false keels in the dictionary

  1. false ironwort
  2. false jalap
  3. false jewel beetle
  4. false jewel beetles
  5. false keel
  6. false keels
  7. false key
  8. false keys
  9. false killer whale
  10. false killer whales
  11. false light

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