centreboard

• Ein ausfahrbares Schwert oder eine bewegliche Kielplatte bei Segelbooten, das seitliches Abtreiben verhindert.

A retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward.

1. Retractable keel on a sailboatC1formal

   A movable fin or board that can be lowered through the hull of a sailboat to reduce sideways drift (leeway) when sailing upwind.

   Schwert

   • The sailor lowered the centreboard to prevent the boat from sliding sideways.
   • Small dinghies often use a centreboard instead of a fixed keel.
   • He retracted the centreboard before beaching the sailboat.

   Synonymecenterboarddaggerboard