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fin keel
noun
Nautical.
- a finlike projection extending downward from the keel of a sailboat, serving to prevent lateral motion and acting as additional ballast.
fin keel
noun
- a projection from the keel of a vessel to give it additional stability
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Its shallow hull, vertical bow and narrow fin keel made the boats into clean and efficient sea missiles.
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Her fin keel struck bottom, and her main topmast lurched and shivered as if about to come down upon our heads.
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