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leeboard

[ lee-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈliˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
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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.
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Origin of leeboard

1400–50; late Middle English: the lee side of a ship; see lee, board
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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
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