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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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