Definitions for keelboat
ˈkilˌboʊtkeel·boat

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1. keelboatnoun

   river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing

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1. keelboatnoun

   Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard).

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1. Keelboat

   A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open water, while modern recreational keelboats have prominent fixed fin keels, and considerable draft. The two terms may draw from cognate words with different final meaning. A keel boat, keelboat, or keel-boat is a type of usually long, narrow cigar-shaped riverboat, or unsheltered water barge which is sometimes also called a poleboat—that is built about a slight keel and is designed as a boat built for the navigation of rivers, shallow lakes, and sometimes canals that were commonly used in America including use in great numbers by settlers making their way west in the century-plus of wide-open western American frontiers. They were also used extensively for transporting cargo to market, and for exploration and trading expeditions, for water transport was then most effective means to move bulky or heavy cargo. Keelboats were similar to riverboats, but like other barges were unpowered and were typically propelled and steered with oars or setting poles—usually the latter. Keelboats have been used for exploration, such as during the Lewis and Clark Expedition, but were primarily used to transport cargo or settlers in the early 19th century. The process of moving a keelboat upriver was extremely difficult, though current dependent. Most of these keelboats were 50 to 80 feet (15 to 24 m) long and 15 feet (5 m) wide. They usually had a cabin in the middle or at the rear, but were sometimes constructed with an open deck. Mike Fink is probably the most noted keelboater in history.

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1. keelboat

   A keelboat is a type of boat characterized by a structural keel — a beam along the base of the hull to provide stability. Typically of a historical or traditional design, keelboats are often rigged with sails, used for both leisure and commercial purposes, and they can be operated by rowing as well as by wind. The keel allows the boat to resist sideways movement and makes it less likely to capsize. The term "keelboat" is also used to refer to flat-bottomed river boats of the 18th and 19th century in the United States, which had a keel added for improved handling.

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1. Keelboat

   Keelboat has two distinct meanings related to two different types of boats: one a riverine cargo-capable working boat, and the other a classification for small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yachts.

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1. • River Boat

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of keelboat in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of keelboat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=keelboat
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Keelboat
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keelboat
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=keelboat
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=keelboat