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SKEG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skeg mean?
• SKEG (noun)
The noun SKEG has 1 sense:
1. a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
Familiarity information: SKEG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("skeg" is a kind of...):
brace (a support that steadies or strengthens something else)
Holonyms ("skeg" is a part of...):
after part; poop; quarter; stern; tail (the rear part of a ship)
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