Keelson

Structural member in a wooden boat/ship
Kelson marked with 17

The keelson or kelson[1] is a reinforcing structural member on top of the keel in the hull of a wooden[citation needed] vessel.

In part V of “Song of Myself”, American poet Walt Whitman uses the phrase: “And that a kelson of the creation is love;” to imply that love is akin to a keelson, or backbone, that supports humanity.

References

  1. ^ "keelson". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
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Parts of a sailing ship