daggerboard

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.
    — Route the bitter end of the cunningham through the hole in the daggerboard and secure it with a figure 8 knot. This keeps the daggerboard in the hull in case of a capsize.
  2. One of many decorative boards that form a valance for a canopy, particularly on older railway stations.
    — It will also have examples of its composite canopy daggerboards, which use CNC technology to produce replicas of historic designs - and which have been deployed as modern alternatives to traditional daggerboards in sensitive surroundings such as at Bath Spa.

词形变化

daggerboards plural dagger-board alternative dagger board alternative

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词源

From dagger + board, from its shape.
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