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vetää kölin alta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • keelhaul verb To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.

Senses

vetää kölin alta is used for these senses in English:

  • keelhaul (transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.

keelhaul — full definition

  1. verb To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.
  2. verb To rebuke harshly.
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