ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Keelless

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Keelless is an adjective meaning (Of a water craft) having no keel.

Meaning

(Of a water craft) having no keel.

More Meanings

  1. (Of a bird) having no keel on the sternum; acarinate.

Example Sentences

Every vessel had several keelless whale-boats, pointed at both bow and stern, so that they could be rowed forwards or backwards.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include helmless, steerless, craftless, sailless, bridgeless, skiffless.

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