German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Low German kilhalen, adapted to German holen. Compare Dutch kielhalen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːlˌhoːlən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kiel‧ho‧len

Verb

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kielholen (weak, third-person singular present kielholt, past tense kielholte, past participle gekielholt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (nautical, historical) to keelhaul
  2. (nautical) to careen

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • kielholen” in Duden online
  • kielholen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache