Definition of centreboard in English:
centreboard
(US centerboard)
noun ˈsɛntəbɔːdˈsɛn(t)ərˌbɔrd
A pivoted board that can be lowered through the keel of a sailing boat to reduce sideways movement.
Example sentencesExamples
- As a teenager in 1944, I was the skipper of a 10-foot rowboat with a centerboard and small sail.
- These are twin-hulled boats with a centreboard and a rudder on each hull, a two-sail rig and a mainsail.
- They carried a centerboard and were fast and seaworthy.
- The keel is a centreboard but not weighted; the ballast is in the hull itself (which sounds inefficient but actually works surprisingly well).
- In about 1968, the flat plate centerboard was replaced with an airfoil-shaped centerboard and the mast height was raised slightly, resulting in approximately 20 square feet more sail area.
Definition of centerboard in US English:
centerboard
nounˈsen(t)ərˌbôrdˈsɛn(t)ərˌbɔrd
A pivoted board that can be lowered through the keel of a sailboat to reduce sideways movement.
Compare with daggerboard
Example sentencesExamples
- These are twin-hulled boats with a centreboard and a rudder on each hull, a two-sail rig and a mainsail.
- The keel is a centreboard but not weighted; the ballast is in the hull itself (which sounds inefficient but actually works surprisingly well).
- As a teenager in 1944, I was the skipper of a 10-foot rowboat with a centerboard and small sail.
- They carried a centerboard and were fast and seaworthy.
- In about 1968, the flat plate centerboard was replaced with an airfoil-shaped centerboard and the mast height was raised slightly, resulting in approximately 20 square feet more sail area.