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daggerboard

daggerboard noun: a retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.

daggerboard: a retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel
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Noun

daggerboard (plural daggerboards)

  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.(Can we date this quote?), “Laser Rigging Instructions”, in California State University, Sacramento, page 2
    • Push the boat the rest of the way into the water and insert the daggerboard.(Can we date this quote?), “Pico Rigging Instructions”, in California State University, Sacramento, page 1
  2. 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.2024 May 29, Tony Streeter, “Network News: Railway Children charity partners with Rail Live 2024”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 19

Forms of daggerboard

pluraldaggerboards
alternative formdagger-board
alternative formdagger board

Origin of daggerboard

From dagger + board, from its shape.

Questions about daggerboard

What does daggerboard mean?
Daggerboard means a retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.
What part of speech is daggerboard?
Daggerboard is a noun.
What is the plural of daggerboard?
The plural of daggerboard is daggerboards.

Words near daggerboard in the dictionary

  1. dagger-sharp
  2. daggerblade
  3. daggerblade grass shrimp
  4. daggerblade grass shrimps
  5. daggerblades
  6. daggerboard
  7. daggerboards
  8. daggered
  9. daggering
  10. daggerings
  11. daggerless

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