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Retractable vs Daggerboard - What's the difference?

retractable | daggerboard |

As nouns the difference between retractable and daggerboard

is that retractable is a retractable pen while daggerboard is a retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.

As an adjective retractable

is capable of being retracted; retractile.

retractable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of being retracted; retractile.

    • See also

    * pull-down

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A retractable pen.
  • * 1979 , Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    • Somewhere in the cosmos, he said,

    daggerboard

    English

    (wikipedia daggerboard)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel

    • Alternative forms

    * dagger-board * dagger board

    See also

    * dagger * board