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skeg
skeg, the short length of keel, normally tapered or cut to a step, which in the days of sail used to project aft beyond a ship's sternpost. Its purpose was to protect the rudder if a ship went aground and attempts were made to get it off stern first. The skeg did not last long as a shipbuilding practice as it was soon found that it was liable to snap off, and by 1630 it had gone out of fashion. However, with the introduction of steam propulsion, the skeg came back as an extension of the deadwood to prevent a ship's propellers digging into the ground if it went ashore. The rudders of many modern yachts are fitted to an after skeg. Tugs often also have one fitted aft to give them extra directional stability.
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"skeg." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skeg." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-skeg.html "skeg." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-skeg.html |
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skeg / skeg/ (also skag ) • n. a tapering or projecting stern section of a vessel's keel, which protects the propeller and supports the rudder. ∎ a fin underneath the rear of a surfboard. |
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"skeg." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skeg." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-skeg.html "skeg." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-skeg.html |
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skeg skeg n. a tapering or projecting stern section of a vessel's keel, which protects the propellor and supports the rudder.
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"skeg." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skeg." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-skeg.html "skeg." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-skeg.html |
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•beg, cleg, egg, Eigg, Greg, keg, leg, Meg, peg, skeg, teg, yegg
•filibeg • blackleg • peg-leg • dogleg
•foreleg • Oleg • bootleg • nutmeg
•Winnipeg • clothes peg • thalweg
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"skeg." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "skeg." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-skeg.html "skeg." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-skeg.html |
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