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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Keelson  \Keel"son\,  n.  [Akin  to  Sw  k["o]lsvin,  Dan. 
  kj["o]lsviin,  G.  kielschwein  apparently  compounded  of  the 
  words  keel  and  swine;  but  cf  Norweg.  kj["o]lsvill,  where 
  svill  is  akin  to  E.  sill,  n.  ]  (Shipbuilding) 
  A  piece  of  timber  in  a  ship  laid  on  the  middle  of  the  floor 
  timbers  over  the  keel,  and  binding  the  floor  timbers  to  the 
  keel;  in  iron  vessels,  a  structure  of  plates,  situated  like 
  the  keelson  of  a  timber  ship. 
 
  {Cross  keelson},  a  similar  structure  lying  athwart  the  main 
  keelson,  to  support  the  engines  and  boilers. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  keelson 
  n  :  a  longitudinal  beam  connected  to  the  keel  of  ship  to 
  strengthen  it 




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