HyperDic: daggerboard

English > 1 sense of the word daggerboard:
NOUNartifactdaggerboarda removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel
English > daggerboard: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel.
Broadercenterboard, centreboard, drop keel, sliding keelA retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward

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