Crossword clues for skeg
skeg
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Skeg \Skeg\, n. [Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; cf. Icel. sk?gr a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. Shaw.]
A sort of wild plum. [Obs.]
--Holland.pl. A kind of oats.
--Farm. Encyc.(Naut.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context nautical English) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller. 2 (context nautical English) A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel. 3 A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard. 4 (context obsolete English) A sort of wild plum. 5 (context obsolete English) A kind of oat. 6 (context Australia slang English) A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle.
WordNet
n. a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
Wikipedia
A skeg, (skegg or skag) is a sternward extension of the keel of boats and ships which have a rudder mounted on the centre line. The term also applies to the lowest point on an outboard motor or the outdrive of an inboard/outboard. In more recent years, the name has been used for a fin on a surfboard which improves directional stability and to a movable fin on a kayak which adjusts the boat's centre of lateral resistance (it moves the center of resistance relative to the center of effort). The term is also often used for the fin on water skis in the U.S. and for the tail bumpers of aircraft in the US Navy.
Usage examples of "skeg".
With his ready-made mob of Farers, Gelmar, Chief Wandsman of Skeg, shut down the GU consulate and made Skeg a closed enclave which no foreigner might leave.
Gelmar and his Farers had done their best to kill him at Skeg before he could begin his search.
With his ready-made mob of Farers, Gelmar, Chief Wandsman of Skeg, shut down the GU consulate and made Skeg a closed enclave which no foreigner might leave.
Gelmar and his Farers had done their best to kill him at Skeg before he could begin his search.
Skeg and the city-states, surely there's a breeze that whispers from your own doorstep.
A small skeg or fin protruded from below the stern for lateral control, while a daggerboard hung down near the middle to prevent the board from being swept sideways by the wind.
The physical forces involved were immense, and tore open the shaft fittings and the skegs that held the entire propulsion system in place.
The boats were also without centerboards or skegs to help them track through the water, forcing the helmsmen to tug and push their steering oars as their little, deeply laden boats corkscrewed in the turbulent seas.