keel
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The control gondola, analogous to a ship’s bridge, hung from the forward section of the keel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
All in all, though, the economy appears to be on a steady keel even with all the turbulence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The biggest story in Washington for the past six years has been whether or not one president or another is about to keel over.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
Rather than floating in the ocean, they extend downward into Earth's mantle like the keel of a ship.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026
Up front, Roger Morris and Chuck Day were having a hard time keeping the boat on an even keel.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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