"steerboard" meaning in All languages combined

See steerboard on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: steerboards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} steerboard (plural steerboards)
  1. A kind of old-fashioned rudder for a boat.
    Sense id: en-steerboard-en-noun-2~RVDaMM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "THE STEERBOARD\nThis idea worked well for the Vikings but proves disappointing for modern yachts. […] Diagram B: The blade area has to be large on a steerboard jury-rig."
        },
        {
          "text": "2016, Nicholas Salaman, The White Ship\nAnd on the stern, as you will see, she does not have a steerboard or rudder of the Norse kind."
        },
        {
          "text": "2018, R. G. Johnston, Vinland: Viking Resurrection\nThe boat didn't use a steerboard. The centre mast was rotated using a cogwheel. One handle lifted the cogwheel up and the other handle rotated the mast until it needed to be locked in place."
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