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Boat-rudder projection
Answer for the clue "Boat-rudder projection ", 4 letters:
skeg
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
Wiktionary
Word definitions in 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 ...
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.