keel

Example Sentences

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The BlackFly takes off and lands on its curved keel, doesn’t have wheels and is surprisingly easy to operate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

It takes off and lands on its curved keel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

One of the keys to Betts’ success: an even keel that sometimes frustrates fans who want every player on their team to be as visibly frustrated as they are.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

"But there are no grey areas. She doesn't run and go crazy, she's not too low, she just keeps that even keel."

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

The anther and the stigma mature inside the flower’s clasplike keel, and the pollen is dusted directly from a flower’s anther to its own stigma.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee