A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

KEEL

Sat, 28 Jun '25
Part of a ship that resembles a fin
Tue, 10 Jun '25
Part of a ship
Wed, 15 Jan '25
Boat bottom
Sat, 4 Jan '25
Collapse, with "over"
Mon, 9 Dec '24
Ship's spine
Tue, 20 Feb '24
Bottom of a boat
Tue, 5 Dec '23
Ship's backbone
Tue, 1 Mar '22
Ship's backbone
Mon, 11 Oct '21
Tip (over)
Wed, 31 Mar '21
Topple (over)
Sat, 16 Jan '21
It's below belowdecks