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Webster 1913 Edition
Weatherboard
Weath′er-boardˊ
,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)
- (nautical) The windward side of a vessel.
- (nautical) 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.
Translations
nautical: plank placed over an opening
clapboard
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Verb
weatherboard (third-person singular simple present weatherboards, present participle weatherboarding, simple past and past participle weatherboarded)
- (transitive) To cover with a weatherboard.