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Webster 1913 Edition


Weatherboard

Weath′er-boardˊ

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Noun.
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.
2.
(a)
(Arch.)
A board extending from the ridge to the eaves along the slope of the gable, and forming a close junction between the shingling of a roof and the side of the building beneath.
(b)
A clapboard or feather-edged board used in weatherboarding.

Definition 2024


weatherboard

weatherboard

English

Noun

weatherboard (plural weatherboards)

  1. (nautical) The windward side of a vessel.
  2. (nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
  3. Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.

Translations

Verb

weatherboard (third-person singular simple present weatherboards, present participle weatherboarding, simple past and past participle weatherboarded)

  1. (transitive) To cover with a weatherboard.