/keuh ruy"neuh/ for 1; /keuh ree"neuh, -ruy"-/ for 2 , n., gen. Carinae /-nee/ for 1.
1. Astron. the Keel, a southern constellation, containing the bright star, Canopus: one of the constellations into which Argo is divided.
2. a female given name, form of Carin .
[ 1695-1705 ]