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/slˈaɪdɪŋ kil/ Listen

adjective

Sliding adj.

That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly.

Slippery; elusory. (Obs.) "That sliding science hath me made so bare."

Sliding friction (Mech.), the resistance one body meets with in sliding along the surface of another, as distinguished from rolling friction.

Sliding gunter (Naut.), a topmast arranged with metallic fittings so as to be hoisted and lowered by means of halyards.

Sliding keel (Naut), a movable keel, similar to a centeboard.

Sliding pair. (Mech.) See the Note under Pair, n., 7.

Sliding rule. Same as Slide rule, under Slide, n.

Sliding scale.

(a)

A scale for raising or lowering imposts in proportion to the fall or rise of prices.

(b)

A variable scale of wages or of prices.

(c)

A slide rule.

Sliding ways (Naut.), the timber guides used in launching a vessel.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sliding keel" Quotes from Famous Books

... shallow waters, so that she might explore bays and rivers. One of the Commissioners of the Transport Board, Captain John Schanck, had designed a type of vessel that was considered suitable for this purpose. She was to be fitted with a sliding keel, or centreboard, and was deemed to be a boat of staunch sea-going qualities, as well as being good for close-in coastal service. A sixty-ton brig, the Lady Nelson, was built to Schanck's plans, and was entrusted ...

— The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders • Ernest Scott