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Definition of keel noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

keel

 noun
noun
NAmE//kil//
 
 
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  • the long piece of wood or steel along the bottom of a ship, on which the frame is built, and which sometimes sticks out below the bottom and helps to keep it in a vertical position in the water
    • Idioms
    on an even keel
     
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    living, working, or happening in a calm way, with no sudden changes, especially after a difficult time Business is now back on an even keel after the strike. Setting her life back on an even keel after their breakup had been incredibly difficult.
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