スケグ

noun

skeg; skegg; skag

Nautical term for a fin or projection on a boat or ship, often part of the keel or rudder assembly. The English loanword is used in Japanese marine contexts.

• このヨットのスケグは、舵かじを保ほ護ごする役やく割わりがある。

  The skeg on this yacht serves to protect the rudder.