centreboardcenterboardn.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntəbɔːd/, U.S.

/ˈsɛn(t)ərˌbɔrd/

Forms: see centre n.¹ and board n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: centre n.¹, board n.

Etymology: < centre n.¹ + board n.In sense 2 short for centreboard boat at Compounds; compare slightly earlier centreboarder n.

1. A retractable board or plate, situated in the midline of the hull of a sailing vessel, that may be lowered or raised to vary the vessel's lateral resistance and drag, or raised for navigation in shallow water.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [noun] > keel and kelson > keel > types of

sliding keel1797

centreboard1828

bilge-keel1850

ram1851

rocker1859

sidebar keel1869

bar-keel1874

plate-keel1874

bilge-piece1880

fin1885

bulb-keel1893

fin-keel1893

ballast fin1894

bulb-fin1894

plate1895

drop-keel1896

1828 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 8 Nov. They have no keel, but a centre board instead, which they haul up when they come into shoal water.

1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 449/1 The centre-board is generally lowered.

1914 Times 25 May 37/4 Each yacht has a centreboard of bronze, by which her draught may be increased to 22ft.

2001 Offshore June 68/2 Sachem draws only three feet with the centerboard up.

†2. colloquial. A boat with a centreboard. Cf. centreboarder n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [noun] > having a centreboard

centreboarder1858

centreboard1866

1866 S. K. Lothrop Oration delivered before City Authorities Boston 4th July App. 68 The prize for centre-board was won by the ‘Nettie’.

1891 Boston Sunday Globe 22 Feb. 6/4 (heading) Working on a centreboard.

Compounds

attributive. Designating a vessel with a centreboard, as centreboard boat, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > having or not having a keel

keeled1848

unkeeled1848

centreboard1849

keelless1879

1849 Watertown (Wisconsin) Chron. 23 May 1/5 She was a centre-board boat, partly decked over and very strong for one of her kind.

1867 J. MacGregor Voy. Alone in Rob Roy vi. 94 All rigs and all sizes were there, even to a great centre board cutter, twenty-five feet broad, and any number of yards long.

1939 Motor Boating Mar. 115/1 The new Lightning Class, a 19-foot centerboard knockabout designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

1996 Argonaut 27 June 8 Charley Brown's Restaurant..has supported this annual regatta for children sailing small centerboard boats for 30 years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centreboard
释义	centreboardcenterboardn. Brit. /ˈsɛntəbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ərˌbɔrd/ Forms: see centre n.¹ and board n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: centre n.¹, board n. Etymology: < centre n.¹ + board n.In sense 2 short for centreboard boat at Compounds; compare slightly earlier centreboarder n. 1. A retractable board or plate, situated in the midline of the hull of a sailing vessel, that may be lowered or raised to vary the vessel's lateral resistance and drag, or raised for navigation in shallow water. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > bottom or part under water > [noun] > keel and kelson > keel > types of sliding keel1797 centreboard1828 bilge-keel1850 ram1851 rocker1859 sidebar keel1869 bar-keel1874 plate-keel1874 bilge-piece1880 fin1885 bulb-keel1893 fin-keel1893 ballast fin1894 bulb-fin1894 plate1895 drop-keel1896 1828 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 8 Nov. They have no keel, but a centre board instead, which they haul up when they come into shoal water. 1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 449/1 The centre-board is generally lowered. 1914 Times 25 May 37/4 Each yacht has a centreboard of bronze, by which her draught may be increased to 22ft. 2001 Offshore June 68/2 Sachem draws only three feet with the centerboard up. †2. colloquial. A boat with a centreboard. Cf. centreboarder n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [noun] > having a centreboard centreboarder1858 centreboard1866 1866 S. K. Lothrop Oration delivered before City Authorities Boston 4th July App. 68 The prize for centre-board was won by the ‘Nettie’. 1891 Boston Sunday Globe 22 Feb. 6/4 (heading) Working on a centreboard. Compounds attributive. Designating a vessel with a centreboard, as centreboard boat, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > [adjective] > having or not having a keel keeled1848 unkeeled1848 centreboard1849 keelless1879 1849 Watertown (Wisconsin) Chron. 23 May 1/5 She was a centre-board boat, partly decked over and very strong for one of her kind. 1867 J. MacGregor Voy. Alone in Rob Roy vi. 94 All rigs and all sizes were there, even to a great centre board cutter, twenty-five feet broad, and any number of yards long. 1939 Motor Boating Mar. 115/1 The new Lightning Class, a 19-foot centerboard knockabout designed by Sparkman & Stephens. 1996 Argonaut 27 June 8 Charley Brown's Restaurant..has supported this annual regatta for children sailing small centerboard boats for 30 years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1828
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