KEELSON
\kˈiːlsən], \kˈiːlsən], \k_ˈiː_l_s_ə_n]\
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A beam or timber laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel of a vessel to strengthen it. Also, kelson.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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