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daggerboard
[ dag-er-bawrd, -bohrd ]
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.
daggerboard
/ ˈdæɡəˌbɔːd /
noun
- See centreboarda light bladelike board inserted into the water through a slot in the keel of a boat to reduce keeling and leeway Compare centreboard
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