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Ships backbone

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Ships backbone crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on December 5 2023 NYT Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Ships backbone has a total of 4 letters.

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1. The first letter of the answer is: K

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2. The last letter of the answer is: L

 
 
 
L

3. There are 2 vowels in the hidden word:

 
E
E
 


Answer

1K
2E
3E
4L

Definition

To cool; to skim or stir.
A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson.
Fig.: The whole ship.
A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt.
The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina.
A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface.
To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.

The word KEEL is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable's. The syllable division for KEEL is: keel

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