OTTER BOARD


Meaning of OTTER BOARD in English

Naut.

one of a pair of large, heavy, square or rectangular plates or boards of metal or weighted wood attached to the trawl lines on each side of the mouth of a trawl net to maintain lateral spread during trawling.

[ 1765-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .