Gratis ordbok - engelska svenska tyska lexikon

Definitioner

Substantiv

1. (nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
2. (nautical) Sometimes, a rigid, flat piece of material anchored to the lowest part of the hull of a ship to give it greater control and stability.
3. (nautical) A type of flat-bottomed boat.
4. A material similar to chalk or crayon used to mark pavement.
5. (zoology) The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge.
6. (botany) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina.
7. A brewer's cooling vat.

Verb

1. (intransitive, followed by "over") to collapse, to fall
2. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
3. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.