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Sliding keel   /slˈaɪdɪŋ kil/   Listen
Sliding keel

noun
1.
A retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward.  Synonyms: centerboard, centreboard, drop keel.





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"Sliding keel" Quotes from Famous Books



... shallow waters, so that she might explore bays and rivers. One of the Commissioners of the Transport Board, Captain John Schanck, had designed a type of vessel that was considered suitable for this purpose. She was to be fitted with a sliding keel, or centreboard, and was deemed to be a boat of staunch sea-going qualities, as well as being good for close-in coastal service. A sixty-ton brig, the Lady Nelson, was built to Schanck's plans, and was entrusted ...
— The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders • Ernest Scott
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