Found 2 items, similar to Fin keel.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fin keel
fin keel
n : a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel
to give it greater lateral stability
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fin keel
Fin keel
\Fin keel\ (Naut.)
A projection downward from the keel of a yacht, resembling in
shape the fin of a fish, though often with a cigar-shaped
bulb of lead at the bottom, and generally made of metal. Its
use is to ballast the boat and also to enable her to sail
close to the wind and to make the least possible leeway by
offering great resistance to lateral motion through the
water.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]