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Centreboard in a sentence

Centreboard meaning

The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.

Synonyms of Centreboard

centerboard drop keel sliding keel fin keel

Related words

Other words often associated with Centreboard or its synonyms:

plate

Using Centreboard

  • The main meaning on this page is: The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
  • Useful related words include: centerboard, drop keel, sliding keel, fin keel.
  • In the example corpus, centreboard often appears in combinations such as: no centreboard.

Context around Centreboard

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

adjustable 1× deep 1×

Sentence patterns with Centreboard

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

or a centreboard adjustable keel 1× was no centreboard deep keel 1× with no centreboard will instead 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a boat with 1× hull types monohull 1× the windward performance 1×

Common sentence endings:

keel or leeboard 1× the same purpose 1× vessel s sails 1×

Words around Centreboard

Just before it in the word index:

centre 16.296 centrastate 2 centrals 5 centralnic 5 centralmaine 39 centrally 208

Just after it in the word index:

centrebus 4 centred 505 centrehalf 2 centreline 6 centrelink 29 centrepiece 95

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Centreboard

  • In this selection, "centreboard" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, adjustable and deep stand out and add context to how "centreboard" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include or a centreboard adjustable keel and was no centreboard deep keel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "centreboard" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with centreboard

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The windward performance of the ship was poor by modern standards as there was no centreboard, deep keel or leeboard. (20 words)

A boat with no centreboard will instead have a permanent keel, some other form of underwater foil, or even the hull itself which serves the same purpose. (27 words)

Hull types Monohull yachts are typically fitted with a fixed keel or a centreboard (adjustable keel) below the waterline to counterbalance the overturning force of wind on the vessel's sails. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Hull types Monohull yachts are typically fitted with a fixed keel or a centreboard (adjustable keel) below the waterline to counterbalance the overturning force of wind on the vessel's sails. (31 words)

A boat with no centreboard will instead have a permanent keel, some other form of underwater foil, or even the hull itself which serves the same purpose. (27 words)

The windward performance of the ship was poor by modern standards as there was no centreboard, deep keel or leeboard. (20 words)

Example sentences (3)

A boat with no centreboard will instead have a permanent keel, some other form of underwater foil, or even the hull itself which serves the same purpose.

Hull types Monohull yachts are typically fitted with a fixed keel or a centreboard (adjustable keel) below the waterline to counterbalance the overturning force of wind on the vessel's sails.

The windward performance of the ship was poor by modern standards as there was no centreboard, deep keel or leeboard.

Common combinations with centreboard

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • no centreboard 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "centreboard" in a sentence?
An example: "A boat with no centreboard will instead have a permanent keel, some other form of underwater foil, or even the hull itself which serves the same purpose." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "centreboard" from authentic English texts.
What does "centreboard" mean?
Centreboard means: The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things, as ballast and to counteract the sideways force of the wind.
What are synonyms of "centreboard"?
Common synonyms of "centreboard" include: centerboard, drop keel, sliding keel, fin keel.
How many example sentences with "centreboard" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "centreboard", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.