This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
daggerboard
[ dag-er-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈdæg ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
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.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Compare centerboard.
Words nearby daggerboard
Dagenham, Dagestan, Dagestan Republic, dagga, dagger, daggerboard, daggers drawn, at, daggle, daggy, daglock, Dagmar
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012