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fin keel

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a finlike projection extending downward from the keel of a sailboat, serving to prevent lateral motion and acting as additional ballast.


fin keel

noun

  1. a projection from the keel of a vessel to give it additional stability
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Its shallow hull, vertical bow and narrow fin keel made the boats into clean and efficient sea missiles.

Her fin keel struck bottom, and her main topmast lurched and shivered as if about to come down upon our heads.

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