garboard
garboard · garboards
The board on a boat which attaches to the keel running fore and aft along the bottomThe board on a boat which attaches to the keel running fore and aft along the bottom.
Meaning
1 sensesThe board on a boat which attaches to the keel running fore and aft along the bottom.
More definitions
- the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Dutch gaarboord, equivalent to gather + board.From Dutch gaarboord, equivalent to gather + board.
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Forms
plural: garboardsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship:garboard plankgarboard strake
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedgarboard strake
See also
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