plural of Keele

A surname. / A village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8045).

As much as a keel (type of vat) will hold

(of a watercraft, etc.) Moving straight ahead without wobbling or tilting. / (figuratively) Under control, proceeding or running smoothly.

(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.

(intransitive, followed by "over") to collapse, to fall / To traverse with a keel; to navigate. / To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.

(transitive, obsolete) To cool; make cool; to cool by stirring or skimming in order to keep from boiling over.

(brewing) A broad, flat vessel used for cooling liquids; a brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.

(Scotland) Red chalk; ruddle.

(Scotland, transitive) To mark with ruddle.