center-board

A form of centreboard — 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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Meanings

nouncenter-board (plural center-boards)

plural center-boards

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of centreboard.
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APA

center-board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center-board

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“center-board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center-board. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “center-board,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center-board.

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