centreboard

/ (ˈsɛntəˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering: Compare daggerboard

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How to use centreboard in a sentence

  • Harvey seized the iron rod, which was fastened to the centreboard, and gave a strong pull.

    The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
  • It is obvious, therefore, that the shallow centreboard boat is the only type fit for Hickling.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • His vessels are mostly centreboard and of light draught, the latter, by the way, being of more vital necessity than ever.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • He afterwards removed the keel and returned to the centreboard, with which he thought the boat was faster and handier.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.
  • For ordinary occasions the racing centreboard was unshipped, and a smaller one substituted in its place.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.