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weatherboards

noun

Meaning

  1. The windward side of a vessel.
  2. 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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

clapboard(English)to windward(English)weather side(English)windward side(English)clapboards(English)crenellations(English)firebrick(English)gable roof(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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