centerboard
noun
cen·ter·board
ˈsen-tər-ˌbȯrd 
ˈse-nər-
: a retractable keel used especially in sailboats
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Pivoting centerboards will allow shallow water exploration.
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Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The archaeologists also found the remains of a centerboard of the correct size.
—National Geographic, 22 May 2019
One of Galveston Bay's oldest centerboard sailing clubs has fleets for all ages.
—Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2018
Their pedaling powers the hydraulic systems used to trim the wingsail and raise and lower the daggerboards, or retractable centerboards, that are tipped with hydrofoils.
—Bernie Wilson, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
One night, a line got tangled around his centerboard in rough conditions.
—Brian Overfelt, National Geographic, 10 Mar. 2017
Jorge Lima of Portugal recalls dropping from first place to last in a race here after a tarp that was floating beneath the surface caught his centerboard.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2016
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Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The archaeologists also found the remains of a centerboard of the correct size.
—National Geographic, 22 May 2019
One of Galveston Bay's oldest centerboard sailing clubs has fleets for all ages.
—Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2018
Their pedaling powers the hydraulic systems used to trim the wingsail and raise and lower the daggerboards, or retractable centerboards, that are tipped with hydrofoils.
—Bernie Wilson, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
One night, a line got tangled around his centerboard in rough conditions.
—Brian Overfelt, National Geographic, 10 Mar. 2017
Jorge Lima of Portugal recalls dropping from first place to last in a race here after a tarp that was floating beneath the surface caught his centerboard.
—Ken Belson, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2016
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centerboard
noun
cen·ter·board
ˈsent-ər-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a keel that can be raised and is used especially in sailboats
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