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daggerboards

daggerboards is the plural of daggerboard.

Meaning of daggerboard

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
  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

Questions about daggerboards

What is daggerboards the plural of?
Daggerboards is the plural of daggerboard.

Words near daggerboards in the dictionary

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

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