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centerboard

centerboard is the alternative spelling of centreboard.

Meaning of centreboard

Noun

centreboard (plural centreboards)

  1. (UK) 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.

Forms of centerboard

pluralcenterboards

Origin of centerboard

From center + board.

Words formed from centerboard

Questions about centerboard

What is centerboard the alternative spelling of?
Centerboard is the alternative spelling of centreboard.

Words near centerboard in the dictionary

  1. centerable
  2. centeral
  3. centerally
  4. centerbit
  5. centerbits
  6. centerboard
  7. centerboarder
  8. centerboarders
  9. centerboards
  10. centercab
  11. centercabs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: centerboard (page history and authors); centreboard (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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