leeboard Meaning & Definition
What Does Leeboard Mean?
Leeboard is used as a noun meaning A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway. It can also mean Port, larboard (the side of a ship opposite starboard).
Leeboard Definition (Noun)
- A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway.
- Port, larboard (the side of a ship opposite starboard).
Synonyms of Leeboard
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Leeboard synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
leeboard (countable and uncountable, plural leeboards)
Words That Rhyme With Leeboard
Origin of Leeboard
From Middle English lebord, leburd, probably from Old Norse *hléborð, equivalent to lee + board. Cognate with Icelandic hléborð.