keelless

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English

Etymology

From keel +‎ -less.

Adjective

keelless (not comparable)

  1. (Of a water craft) having no keel.
    • 1914, Sven Anders Hedin, From Pole to Pole:
      Every vessel had several keelless whale-boats, pointed at both bow and stern, so that they could be rowed forwards or backwards.
  2. (Of a bird) having no keel on the sternum; acarinate.