What is the meaning of Keelson?

(n.) A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship.
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APAWebster's. (2011). keelson. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/keelson/definitions/2025187
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HarvardWebster's 2011, keelson, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/keelson/definitions/2025187>.
MLAWebster's. "keelson" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/keelson/definitions/2025187>
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