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Definition of Centreboard
1. Noun. A retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward.
Specialized synonyms: Daggerboard
Generic synonyms: Fin Keel
Group relationships: Sailboat, Sailing Boat
Definition of Centreboard
1. Noun. (nautical) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Centreboard
Literary usage of Centreboard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The North American Review by Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1891)
"The centreboard, always considered an essential adjunct in an American racing
craft, has nearly disappeared in this class of racers ; but one yacht can ..."
2. Yachts, Boats and Canoes by C. Stansfeld-Hicks (1887)
"... given in a simpler form by designing a body should draw little more aft than
f immersed area thus cut away could b< centreboard placed aft. ..."
3. A painter's camp in the Highlands, and Thoughts about art by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1862)
"This change sacrifices two important qualities of the centreboard ; its utility
... In the Double Star it was my intention to place a centreboard under each ..."
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