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bilgeboard

bilgeboard noun: a lifting foil used in a sailboat, which resembles a cross between a centerboard and a leeboard.

Noun

bilgeboard (plural bilgeboards)

  1. A lifting foil used in a sailboat, which resembles a cross between a centerboard and a leeboard.

Forms of bilgeboard

pluralbilgeboards
alternative formbilge board

Origin of bilgeboard

bilge + board

Questions about bilgeboard

What does bilgeboard mean?
Bilgeboard means a lifting foil used in a sailboat, which resembles a cross between a centerboard and a leeboard.
What part of speech is bilgeboard?
Bilgeboard is a noun.
What is the plural of bilgeboard?
The plural of bilgeboard is bilgeboards.

Words near bilgeboard in the dictionary

  1. bilge keel
  2. bilge keels
  3. bilge pump
  4. bilge pumps
  5. bilge-free
  6. bilgeboard
  7. bilgeboards
  8. bilged
  9. Bilger
  10. Bilgers
  11. bilges

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