daggerboard

[ dag-er-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈdæg ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun Nautical.

a removable board on a small sailboat, typically of small dimension fore and aft, lowered into the water through a trunk to serve as a keel.

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Origin of daggerboard

dagger + board

Words nearby daggerboard

dagenham, dagestan, dagestan republic, dagga, dagger, daggerboard, daggers drawn, at, daggle, daggy, daghda, daglock
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British Dictionary definitions for daggerboard

daggerboard
/ (ˈdæɡəˌbɔːd) /

noun

a light bladelike board inserted into the water through a slot in the keel of a boat to reduce keeling and leewayCompare centreboard
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