Definition of keel

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keel²

l) KEY

NOUN:

Nautical
1. A freight barge, especially one for carrying coal on the Tyne River in England.
2. The load capacity of this barge.
A British unit of weight formerly used for coal, equal to about 21.2 long tons.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel

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