Usage examples for keel
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These people are wonderfully expert, remaining under the surface nearly two minutes; and the water in the harbor of Nassau is so clear that they can be distinctly seen even at the keel of a vessel. – The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by John Wilkinson
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The skeleton and the keel are made of very thin deal planks, fastened together with the sinews of the whale, and covered with the skin of the sea- horse cleared of the hair. – A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 by Otto von Kotzebue
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They crossed the clearing and boarded the keel boat which rested against the bank. – The Prodigal Judge by Vaughan Kester