leeboard
[ lee-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈliˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
noun Nautical.
either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
Words nearby leeboard
lee,
lee gauge,
lee shore,
lee tide,
lee, robert e.,
leeboard,
leech,
leech line,
leech rope,
leeds,
leeds castle
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British Dictionary definitions for leeboard
leeboard
/ (ˈliːˌbɔːd) /
noun
nautical
one of a pair of large adjustable paddle-like boards that may be lowered along the lee side to reduce sideways drift or leeway