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A longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
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keelson
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also kelson , 1620s, altered (by influence of keel (n.)) from Middle English kelsyng (late 13c.), which probably is of Scandinavian origin (compare Swedish kölsvin , Danish and Norwegian kjølsvin , from root of Old Norse kjölr ; see keel (n.)) + swin "swine," ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context nautical English) A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Keelson \Keel"son\, n. [Akin to Sw. k["o]lsvin, Dan. kj["o]lsviin, G. kielschwein; apparently compounded of the words keel and swine; but cf. Norweg. kj["o]lsvill, where svill is akin to E. sill, n. ] (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber in a ship laid on the ...
Usage examples of keelson.
He poked into every accessible part of the ship, from cutwater to counter, from keelson to pantry shelves.
After that second blow, the Sybarite remained at a standstill, but the continued beating of her engines caused her to quiver painfully from trucks to keelson, as if in agonies of death such as those which had marked the end of Popinot.
I heard her captain crying over her broken keelson when the muddleheaded fool came limping into harbor a month ago.
The ribs of the schooner curled up from the keelson like the skeleton of some sleek sea beast cast ashore, embraced by the cradle that held them in place while the frame was spiked and treenailed together.