skeg

[skeg]

noun Nautical.

a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
an extension of the keel of a small craft, designed to improve steering.

Origin of skeg

1590–1600; < Dutch scheg cutwater < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skegg projection on the stern of a boat

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Examples from the Web for skeg

Historical Examples of skeg

The other end of the propeller-shaft rests in the skeg bearing.
Boys' Book of Model Boats
Raymond Francis Yates
The end of the propeller also revolves adjacent to the bearing in the skeg.
Boys' Book of Model Boats
Raymond Francis Yates
The surface vessel has a propeller in her skeg operating athwartship in addition to the usual stem propeller.
The Submarine in War and Peace
Simon Lake
Skeg, skeg, n. a stump, branch: the after-part of a ship's keel.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
Various

British Dictionary definitions for skeg

skeg

noun nautical

a reinforcing brace between the after end of a keel and the rudderpost
a support at the bottom of a rudder
a projection from the forefoot of a vessel for towing paravanes
any short keel-like projection at the stern of a boat
Australian a rear fin on the underside of a surfboard

Word Origin for skeg

C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Icelandic skegg cutwater

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