- weatherboard
- noun Date: circa 1540 1. clapboard, siding 2. the weather side of a ship • weatherboarded adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
weatherboard
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weatherboard — weatherboard·ing; weatherboard; … English syllables
Weatherboard — Weath er*board , n. 1. (Naut.) (a) That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the windward side. (b) A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out water. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) (Arch.) A board extending from the ridge… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weatherboard — chiefly Brit. ► NOUN 1) a sloping board attached to the bottom of an outside door to keep out the rain. 2) each of a series of horizontal boards nailed to outside walls with edges overlapping to keep out the rain. DERIVATIVES weatherboarding noun … English terms dictionary
weatherboard — [weth′ərbôrd΄] n. 1. a) CLAPBOARD b) weatherboards collectively 2. Naut. the windward side of a ship vt. to cover with weatherboards … English World dictionary
weatherboard — UK [ˈweðə(r)ˌbɔː(r)d] / US [ˈweðərˌbɔrd] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms weatherboard : singular weatherboard plural weatherboards British one of a set of wooden boards used for protecting the outside of some buildings, arranged so that… … English dictionary
weatherboard — /wedh euhr bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. an early type of board used as a siding for a building. 2. Chiefly Brit. any of various forms of board used as a siding for a building. 3. Naut. the side of a vessel toward the wind. v.t. 4. to cover or furnish… … Universalium
weatherboard — noun a) The windward side of a vessel. b) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water … Wiktionary
weatherboard — Synonyms and related words: beam, billet, board, boarding, brick, clapboard, cord, cordwood, deal, driftwood, face, firewood, glass, glaze, hardwood, lath, lathing, lathwork, log, lumber, panelboard, paneling, panelwork, paper, plank, planking,… … Moby Thesaurus
Weatherboard — wooden house … Dictionary of Australian slang
weatherboard — Australian Slang wooden house … English dialects glossary
