Look up: skeg

1. skeg
   [n] - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
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2. skeg
   a vertical plate or member serving as a continuation of the keel behind the main step on a float or hull,especially on a float,installed to protect the bottom and to prevent tipping backwards on land Category: Transport • Angular member,or knee,connecting and bracing keel and stern post....
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3. Skeg
   Skeg noun [ Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; confer Icelandic sk...gr a wood, Swedish skog . Confer Shaw .] 1. A sort of wild plum. [ Obsolete] Holland. 2. plural A kind of oats. ...
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4. skeg
   1. A sort of wild plum. ... 2. A kind of oats. ... 3. The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached. ... Origin: Prov. E, also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; cf. Icel. Skgr a wood, Sw. Skog. Cf. Shaw. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. skeg
   noun a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
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6. Skeg
   • (n.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached. • (n.) A sort of wild plum. • (n.) A kind of oats.
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7. skeg
   (from the article `keel`) ...A `centreboard`—also called a drop keel, or sliding keel—is a retractable keel midships that may be lowered to increase lateral resistance and ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/105
   
   
8. skeg
   A flat protrusion on the keel that is used to support or protect the propeller shaft or rudder.
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9. Skeg
   An extension of the keep for protection of propeller and rudder.
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10. Skeg
    A `skeg` (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 wh...
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