centreboard

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centreboard

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From centre + board.

noun centreboards · centre-board · centre board · centerboard · center-board · center board

  1. UK 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.

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noun The adjustable keel on a small yacht

Françaisdérive
עבריתחֶרֶב kherev

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@misc{centreboard_2026,
  title = {centreboard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centreboard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}