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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.

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Origin of leeboard

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

Words nearby leeboard

Ledoux, Le Duc Tho, Ledyard, Led Zeppelin, lee, 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
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