- lapstrake
- adjective Date: 1771 clinker-built
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lapstrake
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lapstrake — ☆ lapstrake [lap′strēk΄lap′strāk΄] adj. [ LAP1 + STRAKE] built with the planks of the hull overlapping: said of a boat: also ☆ lapstreak [lap′strēk΄] … English World dictionary
lapstrake — I. adjective also lapstreak ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: lap (III) + strake or streak 1. : having overlapping strakes : clinker built usually used of a boat … Useful english dictionary
Lapstrake — Lapstreak Lap streak , Lapstrake Lap strake , lap streaked lap streaked, lap straked lap strakeda. Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker built; said of boats. Contrasted with {carvel built}. Syn: lap jointed, overlapping.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapstrake — /ˈlæpstreɪk/ (say lapstrayk) adjective 1. (of a boat) built with each plank overlapping the one below it; clinker built. –noun 2. a lapstrake boat. Also, lapstreak. {lap2 + strake} …
lapstrake — clinker (a form of seaworthy boat construction built with planks overlapping the one below) … Dictionary of ichthyology
lapstrake — /lap strayk /, adj. Naut. 1. clinker built (def. 2). n. 2. a vessel with a clinker built hull. [1765 75, Amer.; LAP2 + STRAKE] * * * … Universalium
lapstrake — noun a) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks. b) A boat built in this style … Wiktionary
lapstrake — n. ship or boat built with overlapping boards, clinker built vessel adj. made with overlapping boards, clinker built … English contemporary dictionary
lapstrake — chiefly N. Amer. noun a clinker built boat. adjective (also lapstraked) clinker built … English new terms dictionary
lapstrake — lap•strake [[t]ˈlæpˌstreɪk[/t]] adj. naut. navig. clinker built … From formal English to slang
