The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a boat. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well...
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KEEL (710 AM, "101.7 FM & 710 KEEL") is an American radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, the...
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Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919 – November 7, 2004), professionally Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer known for his rich bass-baritone...
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Keelhauling (redirect from Keel Hauling)
Keelhauling (Dutch kielhalen; "to drag along the keel") is a form of punishment and potential execution once meted out to sailors at sea. The sailor was...
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Keeler may refer to: 2261 Keeler, asteroid Keeler, California, USA Keeler Township, Michigan, USA Keeler, Saskatchewan, Canada Keeler (lunar crater),...
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In the human skull, a sagittal keel, or sagittal torus, is a thickening of part or all of the midline of the frontal bone, or parietal bones where they...
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A bilge keel is a nautical device used to reduce a ship's tendency to roll. Bilge keels are employed in pairs (one for each side of the ship). A ship...
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Keel depth (sometimes given as Depth to keel) is the depth (or draft) of water from the water surface to the keel of a vessel, the deepest part. The keel...
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Look up keels in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Keels may refer to: Keels, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Paul Keels (21st century), play-by-play...
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Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries...
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A keel or carina (pl.: carinae) in bird anatomy is an extension of the sternum (breastbone) which runs axially along the midline of the sternum and extends...
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A bulb keel is a keel, usually made with a high aspect ratio foil, that contains a ballast-filled bulb at the bottom, usually teardrop shaped. The purpose...
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Look up keel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A keel is the central beam of the hull of a boat. Keel may also refer to: Keel (band), heavy metal group...
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The winged keel is a sailboat keel layout first fitted on the 12-metre class yacht Australia II, 1983 America's Cup winner. This layout was adopted by...
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Keel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Keel (1924-2018), Swiss visual artist Aileen Keel (born 1952), Scottish doctor and academic...
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The false keel was a timber, forming part of the hull of a wooden sailing ship. Typically 6 inches (15 cm) thick for a 74-gun ship in the 19th century...
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Dr. Brooks A. Keel is President of Augusta University and Chief Executive Officer of AU Health System. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents...
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Keel is an American hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1984. They are best known for their rock anthem "The Right to Rock". The band was...
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The fin keel is a stationary foil positioned amidships and projecting downwards under the hull of a sailing vessel. A fin keel is relatively short in a...
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Keelings is a major produce grower and distributor operating at St Margaret's, north of Dublin, Ireland. The Keeling family began growing fruit in 1926...
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John Alva Keel, born Alva John Kiehle (March 25, 1930 – July 3, 2009), was an American journalist and influential ufologist who is known best as author...
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A keel block, in marine terms, is a concrete or dense wood cuboid that rests under a ship during a time of repair, construction, or in the event of a dock...
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A canting keel is a form of sailing ballast, suspended from a rigid canting strut beneath the boat, which can be swung to windward of a boat under sail...
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Ron Keel (born March 25, 1961) is an American rock singer. He is known as the singer for Ron Keel Band, Keel, Steeler, and Saber Tiger, and has also fronted...
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Keel, also credited as Keel, is a Serbian clothing company specializing in swimwear for water polo, swimming and recreation for men and woman. Keel is...
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Estonian language (redirect from Eesti keel)
Estonian (eesti keel [ˈeːsʲti ˈkeːl] ) is a Uralic language belonging to the Finnic branch of the family and the official language of Estonia. It is written...
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The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as sulfur-breasted toucan, keel toucan, or rainbow-billed toucan, is a colorful Latin American...
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Philipp Keel (*1968) is a Swiss artist, author, filmmaker and publisher. Philipp Keel studied piano at Berklee College of Music in Boston and directing...
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Gastropholis prasina (redirect from Green keel-bellied lizard)
Gastropholis prasina, the green keel-bellied lizard, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Lacertidae. This species is native to areas in the...
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the Keel–Mori theorem gives conditions for the existence of the quotient of an algebraic space by a group. The theorem was proved by Sean Keel and Shigefumi...
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