otter board

noun

Any of the large rectangular boards used on an otter trawler to keep the mouth of the net open by hydrodynamic forces, and to dig into the seabed to startle fish.

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Meanings

nounotter board (plural otter boards)

plural otter boards

  1. Any of the large rectangular boards used on an otter trawler to keep the mouth of the net open by hydrodynamic forces, and to dig into the seabed to startle fish.

Translations

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APA

otter board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otter%20board

MLA

“otter board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otter%20board. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otter board,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otter%20board.

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