centerboard
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of centerboard
Example Sentences
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For the trip, Coneys chartered the Megan Jaye, a 43-foot aft-cockpit, Hinckley centerboard sloop.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2020
The centerboard fleets begin racing on Saturday, with events starting at 10:30 a.m.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2011
Korchnoi made questionable exchanges at moves 10 and 12, allowing Karpov to execute a centerboard attack on the 24th move.
From Time Magazine Archive
The low-draft daggerboard version has a large centerboard box running the full height of the cabin, which others have unkindly dubbed the "wailing wall."
From Time Magazine Archive
But the centerboard twice rubbed on the bottom lightly, so he took her back out a bit to deeper water until he had covered most of the bay and still found no sign of civilization.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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