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Definition of Bilge keel
1. Noun. Either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling.
Definition of Bilge keel
1. Noun. (nautical) a strake, or small keel or blister, running along much of the length of the hull. It is used to reduce the hull's tendency to roll. They are typically fitted one on each side, low down on the side of the hull, so as not to increase the draft of the vessel. In battleships they were often quite large and used as part of the torpedo protection system. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bilge Keel
Literary usage of Bilge keel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by England Society of Engineers (London (1877)
"Hence, by combining the angular position of the bilge-keel with the motion of
the ship, the operation of the bilge-keel became positive instead of negative. ..."
2. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1918)
"Injury to a bilge keel may be accompanied by serious consequences, for, should
the rivets connecting it to the shell be affected, the water may flow into ..."
3. Transactions (1885)
"In determining the size of the bilge keel they had to consider the batter of the
ordinary quayside wall, so that the bilge keel would be protected from ..."
4. A Manual of Naval Architecture for Use of Officers of the Royal Navy by Sir William Henry White (1900)
"As a bilge-keel swings to and fro with the ship it moves at varying ... On the
other hand, the addition of a bilge-keel, instead of using a deeper single ..."
5. Naval Architecture: A Treatise on Laying Off and Building Wood, Iron, and by Samuel James Pope Thearle (1876)
"The earliest form of bilge keel consisted of a plate connected by two angle-irons
... This style of bilge keel is still frequently adopted, sometimes in the ..."
6. Steel Ships: Their Construction and Maintenance : a Manual for Shipbuilders by Thomas Walton (1908)
"A.—" Mauretania " bilge keel 3 feet 0 in. in depth frum bilge to extremity.
Triangular space within bilge keel filled in with wood. ..."
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