Keel (disambiguation)

A keel is the central beam of the hull of a boat.

Keel may also refer to:

Art, entertainment and media

 * Keel (band), heavy metal group in the 1980s
 * Keel (album)
 * KEEL, AM radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana
 * Keel Lorenz, a character in Neon Genesis Evangelion

Biology

 * Keel (bird anatomy), a perpendicular extension of a bird's breastbone, to which wing muscles anchor
 * Keel (slug), a morphological feature on the back of some slugs
 * Caudal keel, in fish
 * Keeled scales, reptile scales that have a ridge down the center, rather than being smooth
 * Sagittal keel, a feature of the human skull
 * Keel (botany), a ridge on the petals of a flower

Boats

 * Humber Keel, a type of boat used on the Humber Estuary in England
 * Keelboat or "keel", a flat-bottomed boat designed for use on rivers

People

 * Keel (surname), includes a list of notable people with this surname
 * Keel Watson (1964–2023), British opera singer

Places

 * Keel, County Mayo, town on Achill Island, Ireland
 * Keel, a parish of Castlemaine, County Kerry, Ireland
 * Keel Creek Bridge, a road bridge near Coalgate, Oklahoma, U.S.
 * Keel Island, an island off the Antarctica coast
 * Keel Mountain (disambiguation)

Other uses

 * Keel (unit), a measure of coal in North East England
 * Studio Keel, Serbian swimwear company specializing in water polo