Pronunciation: ' k ē l
Function: geographical name
1 city & port N Germany capital of Schleswig-Holstein on SE coast of Jutland Peninsula pop 247,107
2 or Nord-Ost · see \ ˌ no ̇ rt- ˌ o ̇ st- ' z ā \ ship canal 61 mi (98 km ) N Germany across base of Jutland Peninsula connecting Baltic Sea & North Sea