skeg

IPA: skˈɛg

noun

  • (nautical) A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller.
  • (nautical) A similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel.
  • A fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard.
  • (Australia, slang) A surfer; a person who leads a surfing lifestyle.
  • (obsolete) A sort of wild plum (Prunus spinosa or Prunus domestica subsp. insititia (syn. Prunus institia)).
  • (obsolete) A kind of oat.
  • (Northern England) A look or glance.
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Examples of "skeg" in Sentences

  • This skeg is also molded into the hull.
  • It has a skeg mounted rudder and a fin keel.
  • The skeg can be added as an additional board.
  • It had a 7 foot draft and a skeg hung rudder.
  • I think skeg is much the same by all accounts.
  • This link explains the subtleties of the kayak skeg.
  • The board was without a skeg, which had yet to be invented.
  • In the eighties the term skeg was used to refer to a surfer.
  • This type of skeg is pictured at the bottom of the same linked page.
  • A windsurfers skeg acts in a more complex manner to that of a surfers.

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