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leeboard definition

lee·board (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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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