Daggerboard

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.

    "Route the bitter end of the cunningham through the hole in the daggerboard and secure it with a figure 8 knot. This keeps the daggerboard in the hull in case of a capsize."

  2. 2
    a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel wordnet
  3. 3
    One of many decorative boards that form a valance for a canopy, particularly on older railway stations.

    "It will also have examples of its composite canopy daggerboards, which use CNC technology to produce replicas of historic designs - and which have been deployed as modern alternatives to traditional daggerboards in sensitive surroundings such as at Bath Spa."

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companionpartsship

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"Route the bitter end of the cunningham through the hole in the daggerboard and secure it with a figure 8 knot. This keeps the daggerboard in the hull in case of a capsize."

Etymology

From dagger + board, from its shape.

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