centreboard

See also: centre-board

English

Alternative forms

• centre-board, centre board
• centerboard, center-board, center board

Etymology

From centre +‎ board.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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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.

Translations

The adjustable keel on a small yacht

• Finnish: nostoköli
• French: dérive (fr) f
• Hebrew: חֶרֶב (he) f (kherev)

See also

• bilge board
• dagger board
• leeboard

Anagrams

• center-board, centerboard