Overview of noun keel

The noun keel has 3 senses

• keel -- (a projection or ridge that suggests a keel)


• keel -- (the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly)


• keel -- (one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability)

Overview of verb keel

The verb keel has 1 sense

• stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen -- (walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room")