Synonyms for leeboard

Most common

port · backboard

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

starboard

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway.

Forms

Plural

leeboards → ports, backboards, larboards…

Example sentences

• port Owing to the storm, the ship could not leave port.
• backboard The washstand had a small mirror attached to its backboard.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

port¹

8 letters

larboard

9 letters

backboard²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (backboard² = 2 syllables).