What does quilha in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word quilha in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use quilha in Portuguese.

The word quilha in Portuguese means quilha, quilha, virar de quilha, quilha em V, quilha de deriva, material para quilha. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word quilha

quilha

noun (boat: structural beam)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The ship's keel is made of welded steel.

quilha

noun (nautical: retractable board)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

virar de quilha

intransitive verb (overturn: boat)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
Quando o barco virou de quilha, 28 pessoas se afogaram.
When the ferry capsized, 28 people drowned.

quilha em V

noun (angle of a boat's hull) (naut.: formato do casco)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

quilha de deriva

noun (stabilizing part of a boat) (náutica)

O motor do barco tinha uma pequena quilha de deriva para estabilizar o barco.
The motorboat's engine had a small fin to stabilize the boat.

material para quilha

noun (material for a ship's hull)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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