keelson

Significado (Inglés)

A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.

Conceptos

Sinónimos

inner keel

Traducciones

كيلسون

εσωτροπίο πλοίου

geminin iç omurgası

Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

Late Middle English kelswayn, from Low German kielswîn, kielswīn, from kiel (“keel of a ship”) (from Old Norse kjǫlr) + swin (“swine”), used as the name of a timber (however, compare sill). Compare with Dutch kolzwijn, kolsem, Low German, kielswîn, German Kielschwein, Danish kølsvin, kölsvin, all with the same meaning.

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