daggerboard

[dag-er-bawrd, -bohrd]

noun

Nautical.

1. 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.

daggerboard

/ ˈdæɡəˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a light bladelike board inserted into the water through a slot in the keel of a boat to reduce keeling and leeway Compare centreboard

Word History and Origins

Origin of daggerboard¹

dagger + board

Example Sentences

When the boats are foiling, they’re riding only on the leeward daggerboard and both rudders.

From Washington Times

We tipped the boat again, and I swam around to grab the daggerboard.

From Seattle Times

A single daggerboard—which slides vertically through the keel to reduce sideways movement—costs hundreds of thousands of pounds.

From Wall Street Journal

The Italian team dropped out of that race because of a damaged daggerboard.

From Reuters

Artemis Racing sailed with a new daggerboard in the port hull.

From New York Times