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keeled

/ˈkiːld/
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1

Having a keel, or having a keel of a specified type (often used in combination).

Example

"The shipwrights designed a deep-keeled sailing vessel capable of maintaining stability in rough ocean swells."

2

Having a prominent longitudinal ridge along the middle, resembling the keel of a boat (used especially of plant parts, reptile scales, or anatomical structures).

Example

"Garter snakes can be easily distinguished from smooth-scaled species by their distinctly keeled dorsal scales."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in English from the noun 'keel'—borrowed in the 14th century from Old Norse kjölr ('keel of a ship')—combined with the suffix '-ed' to mean furnished with or shaped like a keel.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Keeled. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 3, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/keeled
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