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Weel vs Keel - What's the difference?

weel | keel |

As nouns the difference between weel and keel

is that weel is (obsolete) a whirlpool while keel is skittle, pin.

weel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A whirlpool.
  • A kind of trap for catching fish; a weely.
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    keel

    English

    (wikipedia keel)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
  • (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.
  • (nautical) A type of flat-bottomed boat.
  • A material similar to chalk or crayon used to mark pavement.
  • (zoology) The periphery of a whorl extended to form a more or less flattened plate; a prominent spiral ridge.
  • (botany) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and enclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina.
  • A brewer's cooling vat.

    • Derived terms

    * even keel * keelhaul * keel over

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to collapse, to fall
    • He keeled over after having a stroke.
  • To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
  • To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.

    • Derived terms

    * keel over

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