Also means
keel
Usage Note
Quille has two main meanings: in sports, a bowling pin or skittle (les quilles = the game of skittles/bowling); in sailing, the keel of a boat. The phrase la quille ! in French military slang means 'discharge day' — the day a conscript finishes military service — making it a culturally loaded exclamation.
Examples
"Il a renversé toutes les quilles."
Natural Translation
He knocked down all the skittles.
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