"centreboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-centreboard.wav [Southern-England] Forms: centreboards [plural]
Etymology: centre + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|centre|board}} centre + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} centreboard (plural centreboards)
  1. (British spelling, 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. Wikipedia link: centreboard Tags: UK Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: centre-board, centre board, centerboard, center-board, center board Related terms: bilge board, dagger board, leeboard Translations (The adjustable keel on a small yacht): nostoköli (Finnish), dérive [feminine] (French), חֶרֶב (kherev) [feminine] (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-centreboard-en-noun-uhqn-APv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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