Naut. a centerboard, specif. one that is thrust directly into the water rather than being swung down on a pivot
Origin of daggerboard
so named because it is placed into the water with a thrusting motiondaggerboard
dag·ger·boardWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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