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keel
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keel,
(in prosthetics) a device in a stored-energy foot prosthesis that bends the foot upward when weight is applied to the toe. See also carina, Seattle Foot, stored-energy foot.

keel
1. the ventrally directed large surface of the bird's sternum, the site of attachment of the major muscles of flight. Called also carina.
2. the prominent area over the sternum in Dachshunds.


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The Izar Ferrol shipyard celebrated the keel laying of the Fridtjof Nansen, the first of a series of five F-310 class frigates for the Royal Norwegian Navy.
The keel laying for the third ship was held in July.
Because of the team's efforts, the LPD 17 was 80 percent design complete at keel laying and avoided millions of dollars in rework, winning the team the 2001 Department of Defense Value Engineering Award.
 
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