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ALL meanings of leeboard

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  • noun leeboard 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. 1
  • noun leeboard A plate or board fixed to the side of a flat-bottomed boat and let down into the water to reduce drift to the leeward side. 1
  • noun leeboard one of a pair of large adjustable paddle-like boards that may be lowered along the lee side to reduce sideways drift or leeway 0
  • noun leeboard 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 0
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