daggerboard

See also: dagger board

English

Station canopy fascia daggerboards, Acle, Norfolk

Etymology

dagger +‎ board, from its shape.

Noun

daggerboard (plural daggerboards)

1. (nautical) A retractable centreboard that slides out to act as a keel.
2. (architecture) One of many decorative boards that form a valance for a canopy, particularly on older railway stations.
   • 2024 May 29, Tony Streeter, “Network News: Railway Children charity partners with Rail Live 2024”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 19:

     It will also have examples of its composite canopy daggerboards, which use CNC technology to produce replicas of historic designs - and which have been deployed as modern alternatives to traditional daggerboards in sensitive surroundings such as at Bath Spa.

Alternative forms

• dagger-board
• dagger board

See also

• dagger
• board