leeboard
Plural: leeboards
Noun
- A retractable board attached to a sailing vessel to reduce leeway.
- 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).
Examples
- Playing LEEBOARD felt like a tactical move, steadying my score against my opponent’s advantage.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lebord, leburd, probably from Old Norse *hléborð, equivalent to lee + board. Cognate with Icelandic hléborð.
Scrabble Score: 11
leeboard: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordleeboard: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
leeboard: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
leeboard: valid Words With Friends Word