daggerboard
daggerboard · daggerboards
A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keelA retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.
Meaning
2 sensesA retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.
One of many decorative boards that form a valance for a canopy, particularly on older railway stations.
More definitions
- a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel
Origin
From dagger + board, from its shape.From dagger + board, from its shape.
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