Keel (disambiguation)
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A keel is the central beam of the hull of a boat. Keel may also be:
Biology
- Keel (bird), a perpendicular extension of a bird's breastbone, to which wing muscles anchor
- Keel (slug), a morphological feature on the back of some land slugs which resembles the keel of an upturned boat
- Keel in a (gastropod shell), a sharp ridge or edge at the shoulder or the center of periphery of the whorls of a snail shell
- Keel (petal), the two bottom petals, below the wings, in flowers of the subfamily Faboideae of the flowering plant family Fabaceae; sometimes joined to form a structure whose shape resembles the keel of a boat
- Sagittal Keel, a feature of the skull
- The caudal keel in fish anatomy, a strengthening ridge at the base of the tail
Boats
- Humber keel, a type of boat used on the Humber estuary in England
- Keelboat or "keel", a flat-bottomed boat designed for use on rivers
Art, entertaiment, and media
- Keel (band), heavy metal group in the 1980s
- KEEL, AM radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Keel Lorenz, fictional character in the TV anime Neon Genesis Evangelion
Places
- Keel, County Mayo, town on Achill Island, Ireland
- Keel, a parish of Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland
People with surname Keel
- Adam Dario Keel, Swiss visual artist
- Carl Eugen Keel (1885-1961), Swiss Expressionist artist
- Frederick Keel, English composer
- Howard Keel (1919-2004, given name: Harold Clifford Leek), American actor who starred in classic motion picture musicals
- Jenny Keel, bluegrass bassist
- John Keel, author, journalist, and urologist
- Larry Keel, bluegrass singer and songwriter
- Leslie Keel, motion picture production designer
- Lewis Keel, American jazz saxophonist
- Othmar Keel, Swiss scientist
- Philipp Keel, Swiss artist
- Ron Keel, heavy metal vocalist and guitarist
See also
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