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skeg
[ skeg ]
/ skɛg /
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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.
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Origin of skeg
1590–1600; <Dutch scheg cutwater <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skegg projection on the stern of a boat
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How to use skeg in a sentence
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 LakeThe other end of the propeller-shaft rests in the skeg bearing.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis YatesThe end of the propeller also revolves adjacent to the bearing in the skeg.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis YatesSkeg, skeg, n. a stump, branch: the after-part of a ship's keel.
British Dictionary definitions for skeg
skeg
/ (skɛɡ) /
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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