keel
• noun a lengthwise structure along the base of a ship, in some vessels extended downwards as a ridge to increase stability. • verb (keel over) 1 (of a boat or ship) turn over on its side; capsize. 2 informal fall over; collapse. — ORIGIN Old Norse.
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