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Noun Concept
Categories: Sailing ship components, Nautical terms, Sailboat components
EN
centerboard  centreboard  drop keel  sliding keel  centre-board
EN
A retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward WordNet 3.0
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A retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A centreboard or centerboard is a retractable hull appendage which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboat, known as a centreboard trunk or centerboard case. Wikipedia
A movable keel that functions as a foil Wikipedia Disambiguation
retractable keel which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboat Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
The adjustable keel on a small yacht. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
fin keel
ship element
PART OF
sailboat
HAS KIND
daggerboard
DIFFERENT FROM
daggerboard
Orsa
USAGE DOMAIN
British English
Canadian English
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
centerboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel
Wikipedia
EN
centreboard
Wikidata
EN
centreboard
Wiktionary
EN
centreboard
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
centerboard, centre-board, Centre board, lifting keel
Wikidata Alias
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centerboard

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