Adjective: lapstrake 'lap,streyk
Usage: N. Amer
- (of a boat) constructed with external planks or plates that overlap each other
"The lapstrake boat was a testament to traditional shipbuilding techniques";
- clinker-built, clincher-built [rare], lapstraked, lapstreak, lapstreaked
Usage: N. Amer
- A boat built using overlapping planks or plates
"They rowed across the lake in a wooden lapstrake";
- lapstreak [N. Amer]
Derived forms: lapstrakes
Encyclopedia: Lapstrake