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noun

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

nouncentreboard (plural centreboards)

plural centreboards · alternative centre-board · alternative centre board · alternative centerboard · alternative center-board · alternative center board

  1. UKnauticalThe adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward

Similar
centerboarddrop keelsliding keel
Broader
fin keel
Also see
sliding keel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From centre + board.

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Translations

Dutch zwaard, midzwaard
  • zwaardThe adjustable keel on a small yacht
  • midzwaardThe adjustable keel on a small yacht
Finnish nostoköli
  • nostoköliThe adjustable keel on a small yacht
French dérive
  • dériveThe adjustable keel on a small yacht
Hebrew חֶרֶב
  • חֶרֶב (kherev)The adjustable keel on a small yacht
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APA

centreboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centreboard

MLA

“centreboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centreboard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centreboard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centreboard.

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