centerboard
centerboard is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 37 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- base
- baseboard
- based
- basement
- basis
- bilge
- bottom
- built
- dado
- deck
- earth
- flag
- floor
- foot
- footing
- foundation
- fundamental
- ground
- hardpan
- hold
- hoof
- keel
- mopboard
- nadir
- nethermost
- pavement
- paving
- plinth
- root
- sole
- substratum
- substructure
- support
- toe
- undermost
- wainscot
- work
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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