Definition of LEEBOARD

leeboard

Meanings

Plural: leeboards

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).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lebord, leburd, probably from Old Norse *hléborð, equivalent to lee + board. Cognate with Icelandic hléborð.

Scrabble Score: 11

leeboard is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
leeboard is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
leeboard is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

leeboard is a valid Words With Friends word