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单词 centreboard
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Definition of centreboard in English:

centreboard

(US centerboard)
noun ˈsɛntəbɔːdˈsɛn(t)ərˌbɔrd
  • A pivoted board that can be lowered through the keel of a sailing boat to reduce sideways movement.

    中插板(可通过帆船龙骨降下以减轻两侧摆动的轴板)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As a teenager in 1944, I was the skipper of a 10-foot rowboat with a centerboard and small sail.
    • These are twin-hulled boats with a centreboard and a rudder on each hull, a two-sail rig and a mainsail.
    • They carried a centerboard and were fast and seaworthy.
    • The keel is a centreboard but not weighted; the ballast is in the hull itself (which sounds inefficient but actually works surprisingly well).
    • In about 1968, the flat plate centerboard was replaced with an airfoil-shaped centerboard and the mast height was raised slightly, resulting in approximately 20 square feet more sail area.

Definition of centerboard in US English:

centerboard

nounˈsen(t)ərˌbôrdˈsɛn(t)ərˌbɔrd
  • A pivoted board that can be lowered through the keel of a sailboat to reduce sideways movement.

    中插板(可通过帆船龙骨降下以减轻两侧摆动的轴板)

    Compare with daggerboard
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are twin-hulled boats with a centreboard and a rudder on each hull, a two-sail rig and a mainsail.
    • The keel is a centreboard but not weighted; the ballast is in the hull itself (which sounds inefficient but actually works surprisingly well).
    • As a teenager in 1944, I was the skipper of a 10-foot rowboat with a centerboard and small sail.
    • They carried a centerboard and were fast and seaworthy.
    • In about 1968, the flat plate centerboard was replaced with an airfoil-shaped centerboard and the mast height was raised slightly, resulting in approximately 20 square feet more sail area.
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