Syn: lap-jointed, overlapping. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
lapstreak — n. ship or boat built with overlapping boards, clinker built vessel adj. made with overlapping boards, clinker built … English contemporary dictionary
lapstreak — I. adjective see lapstrake I II. noun see lapstrake II * * * lapˈstreak or lapˈstrake noun A clinker built boat (also adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑lap … 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
lap-straked — 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
lap-streaked — 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 — 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
Clinker-built — Clink er built, a. (Naut.) Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below it like clapboards on a house. See {Lapstreak}. [1913 Webster] … 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 — ☆ 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
clink|er-built — «KLIHNG kuhr BIHLT», adjective. made of boards or metal plates that overlap one another; lapstreak: »The lifeboat was clinkerbuilt. Also, clincher built. ╂[< clink3 + er1 + built] … Useful english dictionary
