leeboard

(lē′bôrd′)

noun

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

See leeboard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One of a pair of movable boards or plates attached to the hull of a sailing vessel to reduce downwind drift.

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