as in ship
a large craft for travel by water
for a few days at least, the Titanic was the largest and grandest keel afloat
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
If investors trust the central bank to keep inflation under control, the bank can raise rates to bring the economy back to an even keel.
—Agustín Carstens, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2019
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Pewaukee can keel it out and will do so.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
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Noun
An endangered female basking shark was near the surface of the water off the coast of Ireland in April when the keel of a boat cut across her back, according to a study published in the Frontiers journal on Tuesday.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
If investors trust the central bank to keep inflation under control, the bank can raise rates to bring the economy back to an even keel.
—Agustín Carstens, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2019
Verb
Otherwise healthy workers keel over at their desks after a long stretch of overtime or after consummating a high-pressure deal, usually from a stroke or heart attack.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 1 June 2022
Pewaukee can keel it out and will do so.
—Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
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“Keel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keel. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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