centreboard

British

/ ˈsɛntəˌbɔːd /

noun

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

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Mahogany over a steel frame, with keel, stem, and sternpost of wood, a dagger-plate centreboard streamlined and built of teak, plated with bronze.

From Time Magazine Archive

First they rip off each other's ruby-red ventral fins which look like a sailboat's centreboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I asked," said Priscilla, "because in order to get out of the bay I shall have to jibe, and that means that you've got to hop across the centreboard case."

From Priscilla's Spies by Birmingham, George A.

He grasped the centreboard case, the nearest stable thing at hand, and pulled himself up again into the middle of the boat.

From Priscilla's Spies by Birmingham, George A.

Do you think you can be a bit nippier in getting over the centreboard than you were last time.

From Priscilla's Spies by Birmingham, George A.

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