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daggerboard

daggerboardnoun
daggerboards
pl
Primary nautical term.
Translations
dériveNautique : planche ou ailette rétractable servant à limiter la dérive latérale d’un petit voilier.
The dinghy's daggerboard jammed when sand filled the slot.
La dérive de l'annexe s'est bloquée quand le sable a rempli la fente.
Definitions
A retractable vertical board or plate lowered through a slot in the hull of a small sailing vessel to reduce sideways drift (leeway).
The dinghy's daggerboard jammed when sand filled the slot.
daggerboardadjective
Attributive use (e.g., daggerboard catamaran).
Translations
à dériveNautique : se dit d’une embarcation équipée d’une dérive rétractable.
They bought a daggerboard catamaran for shallow-water sailing.
Ils ont acheté un catamaran à dérive pour naviguer en eau peu profonde.
Definitions
Equipped with or relating to a daggerboard.
They bought a daggerboard catamaran for shallow-water sailing.
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