weatherboard en · NOUN
Etymology
From weather + board.
Meanings
- The windward side of a vessel.
- A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
-
Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
The homestead lies half a mile from the road, a small bungalow built of weatherboard with an iron roof and with verandas on three sides […]
1952, Neville Shute, chapter 1, in The Far Country, London: Heinemann:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| weatherboards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
bg наветрен борд (nautical: windward side of vessel) · ga síonchlár (clapboard) · fi luuvartti (nautical: windward side of vessel) · mi (papa) koropū (clapboard) · fi ylähanka (nautical: windward side of vessel) · pl burtowa strona dowietrzna (nautical: windward side of vessel) · pl deska sztormowa (nautical: plank placed over an opening) · pl szalówka (clapboard) · fi ulkolauta (clapboard) · de Schindel (clapboard)