Lapstrake

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. [1913 Webster]


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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 — /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 — adjective Date: 1771 clinker built …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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

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