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bulb keel
noun
, Nautical.
- a narrow keel having a swelling weight of lead or iron at the bottom.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bulb keel1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
She has a ram bow, long counter, and fin-bulb keel, with narrow beam and sides that tumble home above the water-line.
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