Keel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a projection or ridge that suggests a keel

the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈiːl/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈiːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈiːl/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈiːl/.

Examples

The drunken man staggered into the room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stagger lurch reel swag careen

Parts of Speech

noun	a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
noun	the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
noun	one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
verb	walk as if unable to control one's movements “The drunken man staggered into the room”

Word Forms

stagger	noun	an unsteady uneven gait
staggerer	noun	someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
reeler	noun	someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
lurch	noun	an unsteady uneven gait
careen	noun	pitching dangerously to one side

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kiel

ein Vorsprung oder Grat, der auf einen Kiel schließen lässt

🇫🇷French

quille

une projection ou une crête qui suggère une quille

🇪🇸Spanish

quilla

una proyección o cresta que sugiere una quilla

🇮🇹Italian

chiglia

una sporgenza o cresta che suggerisce una chiglia

🇳🇱Dutch

kiel

een uitsteeksel of rand die een kiel suggereert

🇵🇹Portuguese

quilha

uma projeção ou crista que sugere uma quilha

🇷🇺Russian

киль

выступ или гребень, напоминающий киль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उलटना

एक प्रक्षेपण या रिज जो एक कील का सुझाव देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কিল

একটি অভিক্ষেপ বা রিজ যে একটি পাল প্রস্তাব

🇮🇳Tamil

கீல்

ஒரு கீலைக் குறிக்கும் ஒரு ப்ராஜெக்ஷன் அல்லது ரிட்ஜ்

🇮🇳Telugu

కీల్

కీల్‌ను సూచించే ప్రొజెక్షన్ లేదా రిడ్జ్

🇮🇳Marathi

उलटणे

एक प्रोजेक्शन किंवा रिज जे वळण सूचित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘૂંટવું

એક પ્રક્ષેપણ અથવા રિજ જે ઘૂંટણ સૂચવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೀಲ್

ಕೀಲ್ ಅನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ಪ್ರೊಜೆಕ್ಷನ್ ಅಥವಾ ರಿಡ್ಜ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കീൽ

ഒരു കീലിനെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രൊജക്ഷൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ റിഡ്ജ്

🇵🇰Urdu

الٹنا

ایک پروجیکشن یا رج جو الٹنے کی تجویز کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

龙骨

表明龙骨的突出物或脊

🇯🇵Japanese

キール

竜骨を示唆する突起または尾根

🇰🇷Korean

용골

용골을 암시하는 돌출부 또는 능선

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sống tàu

một hình chiếu hoặc sườn núi gợi ý một sống tàu

🇹🇭Thai

กระดูกงู

เส้นโครงหรือสันที่บ่งบอกถึงกระดูกงู

🇮🇩Indonesian

lunas

proyeksi atau punggung bukit yang menunjukkan lunas

🇵🇭Filipino

kilya

isang projection o tagaytay na nagmumungkahi ng isang kilya

🇲🇾Malay

lunas

unjuran atau rabung yang menunjukkan lunas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عارضة

نتوء أو سلسلة من التلال تشير إلى عارضة

🇮🇷Persian

قرقره

برآمدگی یا برآمدگی که نشان دهنده یک کیل است

🇹🇷Turkish

omurga

bir omurgayı öneren bir çıkıntı veya sırt

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁדְרִית

השלכה או רכס המצביעים על קיל

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The primary meaning of 'keel' is 'a projection or ridge that suggests a keel'.

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