Ships, to Swinburne (5 letters)

{ Answer }

KEELS

{ Related Clues }

Topples
Bases for boats
Boats' backbones
Dirigible parts
Falls (over)
Hull bottoms
Hull parts
Leans precariously
Naval bases?
___ over (collapses)
Parts of ships
Ship bottoms
Ships, in poesy
Ships, in poetry
Ships, to poets
Ships' spines
Ships, via synecdoche
Starting points in shipbuilding
Timbers for Dennis Connor

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{ Notes }

The answer KEELS is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.

{ Definition }

KEEL as a noun:

1. the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly

2. one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability

KEEL as a verb:

1. (stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen) = walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"