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Adjective: lapstrake  'lap,streyk
  1. (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
Noun: lapstrake  'lap,streyk
Usage: N. Amer
  1. 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