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Meaning of "leeboard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEEBOARD

leeboard  [ˈliːˌbɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEEBOARD

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leeboard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEEBOARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leeboard

Leeboard

A leeboard is a lifting foil used by a sailboat, much like a centerboard, but located on the leeward side of the boat. The leeward side is used so that the leeboard is not lifted from the water when the boat heels, or leans under the force of the wind.

Definition of leeboard in the English dictionary

The definition of leeboard in the dictionary is one of a pair of large adjustable paddle-like boards that may be lowered along the lee side to reduce sideways drift or leeway.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEEBOARD


billboard
ˈbɪlˌbɔːd
cardboard
ˈkɑːdˌbɔːd
clipboard
ˈklɪpˌbɔːd
dashboard
ˈdæʃˌbɔːd
floorboard
ˈflɔːˌbɔːd
freeboard
ˈfriːˌbɔːd
garboard
ˈɡɑːˌbɔːd
keyboard
ˈkiːˌbɔːd
leaderboard
ˈliːdəˌbɔːd
motherboard
ˈmʌðəˌbɔːd
outboard
ˈaʊtˌbɔːd
overboard
ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd
rekeyboard
riːˈkiːˌbɔːd
scoreboard
ˈskɔːˌbɔːd
seaboard
ˈsiːˌbɔːd
skateboard
ˈskeɪtˌbɔːd
snowboard
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd
strawboard
ˈstrɔːˌbɔːd
teaboard
ˈtiːˌbɔːd
WebBoard
ˈwɛbˌbɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEEBOARD

lee
lee wave
leech
leechcraft
leechdom
leechlike
Leeds
Leeds Castle
leek
leep
leer
leerier
leerily
leeriness
leering
leeringly
leerist
leery
lees
leet

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEEBOARD

aboard
across the board
across-the-board
board
bulletin board
chalkboard
cupboard
flipboard
free on board
go by the board
longboard
message board
on board
onboard
pinboard
school board
secretary to the board
surfboard
switchboard
take on board
whiteboard

Synonyms and antonyms of leeboard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leeboard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEEBOARD

Find out the translation of leeboard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leeboard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leeboard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

leeboard
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barandilla de protección
570 millions of speakers

English

leeboard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

leeboard
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

leeboard
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

leeboard
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leeboard
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

leeboard
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

leeboard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leeboard
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leeboard
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

leeboard
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

leeboard
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leeboard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

leeboard
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

leeboard
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेबबोर्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

leeboard
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leeboard
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leeboard
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

leeboard
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leeboard
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

leeboard
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leeboard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leeboard
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leeboard
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leeboard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEEBOARD»

The term «leeboard» is used very little and occupies the 177.128 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEEBOARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leeboard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEEBOARD»

Discover the use of leeboard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leeboard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Small Sailing Craft, Their Design, Development, and ...
The single leeboard, as fitted in America, may possibly be an American adaptation. In this, the leeboard was located on one side of the hull, usually pivoted in some manner to the rail or sheer- strake; sometimes a bolt was used, and in other ...
Howard Irving Chapelle, 1951
2
Forest and Stream
On one end of this cross-piece is screwed a chock of wood about four inches square, which affords a bearing for the leeboard. The leeboard rests solely against this and does not touch the canoe at any time. The wood-screw end of a half-inch ...
‎1917
3
Popular Science
If one of these sliding seats is combined with the leeboard thwart, there is a distinct saving in weight and space, and your canoe will sail better, be faster to windward, stronger of hull, and less likely to upset when running across a puffy blow.
4
Boys' Life
Ttoeeqges skoidd be.Mie.wned witk Strong thread to prevent it from stretching. You way wni to wove tk& wast setting or ike leeboard bracltetto get a better triw. Mate tke leeboard bracket plenty strong, especially ' vkeretkeleeboard is fastened .
5
Canoe and Kayak Handbook
These include the mast step, the leeboard attachment and the rudder mounting, if used. The shape of the sail chosen, whether it is a simple triangle set on a mast and boom, or four sided set on mast boom and yard, is less important than being  ...
Franco Ferrero, 2002
6
MotorBoating
76 one leeboard, thus eliminating the space-taking bar athwartships when two leeboards are used, or the daggerboard trunk. Other advantages of the leeboard were evident, also: It is adjustable fore and aft; it swings up when running up onto  ...
7
Fore and aft: the story of the for & aft rig from the ...
The French word for leeboard then in use was semelle, which means a shoe. The French verb, deriver, means to drift, as in the case of a ship. Consequently the French synonym for leeboard is still to this day semelle de derive, which exactly ...
Edward Keble Chatterton, 1912
8
The History of the Rig: From the Earliest Times Until the ...
The French word for leeboard then in use was scmellc, which means a shoe. The French verb, dcrivcr, means to drift, as in the case of a ship. Consequently the French synonym for leeboard is still to this day scviclle de derive, which exactly ...
Edward K. Chatterton, 2010
9
Near Death on the High Seas
Even as we worked to belay the mainsail, it was clear that we had left one precaution too late; the heavy leeboard should have been taken in earlier. Now the weight of water had jammed it solidly against the hull. Each time the boat heeled to ...
Cecil Kuhne, 2008
10
Budget-size yachting
It is the Naples Sabot, an eight-foot leeboard dinghy of the pram type, the official plan of which was presented in the fall of 1946 when the Naples Sabot One- Design Association was formed. A distinctive feature of the Sabot is the leeboard  ...

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEEBOARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leeboard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
An Irishwoman's Diary: Salty sea tales from Kevin Crothers
After scraping and sanding it, he painted it white and “fitted it with a rudder, a leeboard, a mast and a dipping lugsail made by my mother from ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
2
Becky Nygren and Coronado Yacht Club's Youth Sailing Program
Sailors, aged eight to 12 years old, learn to sail in a Sabot: a single handed eight foot dinghy with a rounded hull and a leeboard. The Sabot is ... «eCoronado.com, Nov 14»
3
Nomadic actors become real nomads
... the Amara Zee, in Kingston, Ontario, a 90-foot steel hull, wood deck, tall-masted, leeboard-equipped version of a Thames River sailing barge. «The Register Star, Aug 14»
4
Naples Sabot Class Approves New Foiling Leeboard
(April 1, 2014) – The International Naples Sabot Class today announced they have voted unanimously to adopt a new foiling leeboard design ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Apr 14»
5
PICTURES: Boatbuilding renaissance brings back classic canoe
... like resin infusion and expanding foam resins, to find the most suitable way to make the canoe, its rudder, leeboard and baby outriggers. «Western Morning News, Mar 14»
6
Growing Up Newport: Emerson, Mom and Jimmy Cagney
The sabot leeboard, rudder and tiller also were wood and needed the same care. The snowbird had a fiberglass and wood centerboard which ... «Newport Beach Independent Newspaper, Sep 12»
7
The scene on the Seine
Note the leeboard, something we rarely see at home. Charles Zusman photoAll the comforts of home...actually, these boats are home to many. «The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, Oct 08»
8
Reed Boat Expedition Gives Up in the Atlantic Ocean
Early in the voyage, the boat's leeboard -- which helps maintain direction when tacking into the wind -- broke. Then after one of the storms, the ... «Spiegel Online, Sep 07»

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