English Explanatory Dictionary

weatherboard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
verb
  1. To cover with a weatherboard.
name
  1. A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

Word forms

weatherboard weatherboards weatherboarding weatherboarded

Etymology

From weather + board.

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