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Keelson

Keelson Meaning & Definition
Keelson Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Keelson?

[n] a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it

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See Also | beam | hull

Keelson In Webster's Dictionary

\Keel"son\, n. [Akin to Sw. k["o]lsvin, Dan. kj["o]lsviin, G. kielschwein; apparently compounded of the words keel and swine; but cf. Norweg. kj["o]lsvill, where svill is akin to E. sill, n. ] (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship. {Cross keelson}, a similar structure lying athwart the main keelson, to support the engines and boilers.

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