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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.

Nearby words

  1. dagenham,
  2. dagestan,
  3. dagestan republic,
  4. dagga,
  5. dagger,
  6. daggers drawn, at,
  7. daggle,
  8. daggy,
  9. daghda,
  10. daglock
Compare centerboard.

Origin of daggerboard

dagger + board
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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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