noun
- the strake of planking or plating next to the keel of a ship
Usage: nautical; also called garboard strake
Examples
- The shipwright carefully inspected the garboard for signs of rot.
- Water was seeping in through a crack in the garboard.
- The garboard is the first plank laid on the ship's keel.
- Damage to the garboard can compromise the vessel's structural integrity.
- The carpenter replaced the damaged garboard with new oak planking.