Definition of Centreboard

1. Noun. A retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward.

Exact synonyms: Centerboard, Drop Keel, Sliding Keel
Specialized synonyms: Daggerboard
Generic synonyms: Fin Keel
Group relationships: Sailboat, Sailing Boat

Definition of Centreboard

1. Noun. (nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Centreboard

centre of gravity
centre of immersion
centre of inertia
centre of lift
centre of ossification
centre of ridge
centre of rotation
centre of symmetry
centre parting
centre spread
centre stage
centre third
centreback
centrebacks
centreboard (current term)
centreboards
centred
centredness
centrefield
centrefire
centrefold
centrefolds
centreground
centreing
centreless
centrelessness
centreman
centremen
centremost

Literary usage of Centreboard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The North American Review by Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1891)
"The centreboard, always considered an essential adjunct in an American racing craft, has nearly disappeared in this class of racers ; but one yacht can ..."

2. Yachts, Boats and Canoes by C. Stansfeld-Hicks (1887)
"... given in a simpler form by designing a body should draw little more aft than f immersed area thus cut away could b< centreboard placed aft. ..."

3. A painter's camp in the Highlands, and Thoughts about art by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1862)
"This change sacrifices two important qualities of the centreboard ; its utility ... In the Double Star it was my intention to place a centreboard under each ..."

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