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centreboard [ˈsɛntəˌbɔːd]

(Transport / Nautical Terms) a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering Compare daggerboard

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centreboard - a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward

centerboard, drop keel, sliding keel

daggerboard - a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel

fin keel - a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability

sailboat, sailing boat - a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast

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centreboard centerboard (US) [ˈsentəbɔːd] N → orza f de deriva

centreboard [ˈsɛntəˌbɔːd] n (Naut) → deriva

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