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skeg::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of skeg
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Already stowed in the back, his board protruded past the lifted tailgate windows, skeg up.
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The board was without a skeg, which had yet to be invented.
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It is analogical to a skeg on boats and ships.
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Better performance with faster handleing characteristics can be provided by skeg hung rudders on boats with smaller fin keels.
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- A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
- 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. ...
- Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Located on the Lincolnshire coast of the North Sea, east of the city of Lincoln it has a total resident population of 18,910. Grid reference: TF564636.
- A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller; a similar construction on a boat that acts as a keel; a fin that serves to stabilize a surfboard
- A framed steel plate structure which acts as a fixed rudder under the stern rake of a barge; also, the after part extension of a boat's keel upon which the rudder rests. back
- A small fin located along the stern section of the hull. This helps to stabilize the shell in holding a true course when rowing. All racing shells have a skeg. The skeg should not be confused with the rudder.
- A fin or vertical projection below the hull that provides directional stability. Also, a fin-like projection at the bottom of an outboard.
- Any flat protrusion on the outside of the hull that is used to support another object such as the propeller shaft or rudder.
- An adjustable fin fitted on some sea kayaks to counteract the effect of side winds
