# leeboard

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway.
2. Port, larboard (the side of a ship opposite starboard).

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leeboard