centreboard

See also: centre-board

English

Alternative forms

centre-board, centre board
centerboard, center-board, center board

Etymology

centre +‎ board

Noun

centreboard (plural centreboards)

(British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.

Translations

The adjustable keel on a small yacht

Finnish: nostoköli

French: dérive (fr) f

See also

bilge board
dagger board
leeboard

Anagrams

center-board, centerboard

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