Meaning Of The Word Leeboard
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Leeboard Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Leeboard?
leeboard in American English
a large, flat board or piece of metal let down into the water on the lee side of a sailboat to lessen its leeward drift noun: 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 leeboard in British English noun: 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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