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drop keel

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cen⋅ter⋅board

  [sen-ter-bawrd, -bohrd]
–noun Nautical.
a pivoted fin keel that can be swung upward and aft within a watertight trunk when not in use.
Also called drop keel.
Compare daggerboard.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; center + board
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drop keel

noun
a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward [syn: centerboard] 
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