Definition of Leeboards

1. Noun. (plural of leeboard) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leeboards

1. leeboard [n] - See also: leeboard

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leeboards

ledgier
ledgiest
ledgy
ledish
ledums
ledës-man
lee
lee(a)
lee shore
lee side
lee tide
leeangle
leear
leears
leeboard
leeboards (current term)
leech
leech-finger
leech line
leech onto
leechcraft
leechdom
leechdoms
leeched
leechee
leechees
leecher
leechers
leeches
leeching

Literary usage of Leeboards

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Yachts, Boats and Canoes by C. Stansfeld-Hicks (1887)
"... desirable to give her a deep keel or centreboard, you may easily improve her capabilities by making and fitting a couple of leeboards, but it is well to ..."

2. Canoeing, Sailing and Motor Boating by Warren Hastings Miller (1919)
"As to the other upset, the leeboards were straight down, and you should always avoid a point likely to have a shoal on it when tacking in a high wind for, ..."

3. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage, and of a by John Ross (1835)
"June 1st, THE men were at work at the leeboards. The thermometer at 27°, with a fog. On the fourth much of the snow was dissolved round the ship ; the sun ..."

4. The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris: Minister of the United States to by Gouverneur Morris (1888)
"Three fishing-vessels lie on the beach. Their leeboards are made of one plank only, and are long ; the vessels short, and by no means ..."

5. History of New York Ship Yards by John Harrison Morrison (1909)
"To finish and fit four leeboards complete, but not their blocks and rigging. To furnish two masts with their booms, studding sail booms and yards, ..."

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