skeg
Americannoun
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a projection supporting a rudder at its lower end, located abaft a sternpost or rudderpost.
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an extension of the keel of a small craft, designed to improve steering.
noun
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a reinforcing brace between the after end of a keel and the rudderpost
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a support at the bottom of a rudder
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a projection from the forefoot of a vessel for towing paravanes
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any short keel-like projection at the stern of a boat
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a rear fin on the underside of a surfboard
Etymology
Origin of skeg
1590–1600; < Dutch scheg cutwater < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skegg projection on the stern of a boat
Example Sentences
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They also added a key feature, the skeg or bottom-of-the-board rudder and, yes, they invented the wetsuit.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2018
Most seemed to take a steep path up the mountainside to Diamond Head Road, their pale boards, carried on their heads, moving steadily, skeg first, through the switchbacks.
From The New Yorker • May 25, 2015
My skeg gently bumped on the bigger rocks.
From The New Yorker • May 25, 2015
The dining room, for example, features a curvy banquette, known as the wave, that wraps around a surfboard-shaped table with a removable skeg at one end.
From Architectural Digest • Nov. 1, 2010
The end of the propeller also revolves adjacent to the bearing in the skeg.
From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis)
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