Daggerboard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Daggerboard is a noun meaning (nautical) A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.
Meaning
(nautical) A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.
More Meanings
- (architecture) One of many decorative boards that form a valance for a canopy, particularly on older railway stations.
Example Sentences
Push the boat the rest of the way into the water and insert the daggerboard.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- daggerboards
- dagger-board
- dagger board
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dagger, dayboard, dirk, dashboard, daggerblade, daggerman.
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