Definition of Leeboard. Meaning of Leeboard. Synonyms of Leeboard

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Definition of Leeboard

Leeboard
Leeboard Lee"board` (l[=e]"b[=o]rd`), n. A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, by giving her greater draught.

Meaning of Leeboard from wikipedia

- A leeboard is a form of pivoting keel used by a sailboat largely and very often in lieu of a fixed keel. Typically mounted in pairs on each side of a hull...
- businessman Hamilton Sabot (born 1987), French gymnast Sabot (dinghy), a type of leeboard dinghy Naples Sabot, a type of centerboard dinghy US Sabot, an American...
- used in a sailboat, which resembles a cross between a centerboard and a leeboard. Bilgeboards are mounted between the centerline of the boat and the sides...
- A Bruce foil is a variant of the leeboard, consisting of a foil typically mounted on an outrigger and always set at an angle to provide both lateral and...
- in a more upright position. Coin ceremony Kelson False keel Daggerboard Leeboard Bilgeboard Bruce foil Keelhauling – an archaic maritime punishment Keel...
- relative to the hull. If a daggerboard is located off center, it is called a leeboard or a bilgeboard. The characteristic which differentiates daggerboards from...
- lifting foil. Bilgeboard Daggerboard Dinghy Dinghy sailing Dinghy racing Leeboard Skeg "What's the deal with Centerboards?". Sailing Soulianis. 21 March...
- keel (similar to a sampan), so that the boat relies on a daggerboard, leeboard or very large rudder to prevent the boat from slipping sideways in the...
- on a dinghy). leeboard irons The iron bars that run from the mainmast case to the head of each leeboard, which they support. leeboard pendant A wire...
- Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges, with a shallow draught and leeboards, were perfectly adapted to the Thames Estuary, with its shallow waters...