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  • 1Garboard — Gar board, n. (Naut.) One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a garboard strake. [1913 Webster] {Garboard strake} or {Garboard streak}, the first range or strake of planks laid on a ship s bottom next the keel. Totten. [1913… …

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  • 2garboard — (also garboard strake) noun the first range of planks or plates laid on a ship s bottom next to the keel. Origin C17: from Du. gaarboord, perh. from garen gather + boord board …

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  • 3garboard — /ˈgabɔd/ (say gahbawd) noun the strake of planks laid next to the keel of a ship. Also, garboard strake. {Dutch gaarboord, from garen gather} …

  • 4garboard — n. (in full garboard strake) the first range of planks or plates laid on a ship s bottom next to the keel. Etymology: Du. gaarboord, perh. f. garen GATHER + boord BOARD …

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  • 5Garboard strake — Garboard Gar board, n. (Naut.) One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a garboard strake. [1913 Webster] {Garboard strake} or {Garboard streak}, the first range or strake of planks laid on a ship s bottom next the keel. Totten …

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  • 6Garboard streak — Garboard Gar board, n. (Naut.) One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a garboard strake. [1913 Webster] {Garboard strake} or {Garboard streak}, the first range or strake of planks laid on a ship s bottom next the keel. Totten …

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  • 7garboard (strake) — or garboard [gär′bôrd΄] n. 〚Du gaarbord < garen (contr. of gaderen, to GATHER) + boord, BOARD〛 the strake adjoining the keel * * * …

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  • 8garboard (strake) — or garboard [gär′bôrd΄] n. [Du gaarbord &LT; garen (contr. of gaderen, to GATHER) + boord, BOARD] the strake adjoining the keel …

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  • 9garboard (strake) — or garboard [gär′bôrd΄] n. [Du gaarbord &LT; garen (contr. of gaderen, to GATHER) + boord, BOARD] the strake adjoining the keel …

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  • 10garboard strake — noun the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship • Syn: ↑garboard, ↑garboard plank • Hypernyms: ↑wale, ↑strake * * * noun see garboard * * * Naut. the first strake on each side of a keel. [ …

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