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lap-streak

lap-streak

9.9
Made of overlapping wooden boards that form the boat's bottom and sides
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : de tablones solapados
  • Traditional Scandinavian boats are often lap-streak in their construction.

Examples

  • Due to its lap-streak hull, the boat remained sturdy even in rough waters.

  • The old fishing boat was lap-streak and expertly crafted by hand.

  • The lap-streak design is common in traditional boat building.

  • I admire the lap-streak technique used in these handcrafted vessels.

  • The old fishing boat was lap-streak and expertly crafted by hand.

  • Traditional Scandinavian boats are often lap-streak in their construction.

  • Due to its lap-streak hull, the boat remained sturdy even in rough waters.

Synonyms

lapstrake
vslap-streak
  • Specialized
9.9

Built with overlapping planks, especially for boats

is the hyphenated or alternative written form of that same style
lap-strake
vslap-streak
  • Specialized
9.9

The outer part of a boat made from boards that overlap along their edges

is another variant spelling rather than a different meaning
lap-straked
vslap-streak
  • Specialized
9.9

A boat with boards that overlap along their edges

is the basic descriptive form instead of the inflected form
lap-streaked
vslap-streak
  • Specialized
9.9

A boat hull made of wooden boards that overlap each other

is the same concept but appears in other written variants
clinker-built
vslap-streak
  • Specialized
9.9

Having wooden planks that overlap on the outside of a boat or ship

is an alternative term for the same building method using different root wording
clincher-built
vslap-streak
  • UK
9.9

A boat with outer boards that overlap each other

is the same construction expressed in other common written forms

Surface Forms

lap-streak positive

Morphology

lap-streak = lap + streak (semi-transparent) = lap + streak

The components 'lap' and 'streak' are recognizable, but the specialized nautical sense ('strip of planking') is technical and not obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

Lap-streak comes from lap meaning 'overlap' and streak meaning 'a long strip' or 'line', so picture long wooden strips that lie over each other on the side of a boat. That's why a lap-streak hull has planks that overlap to make the boat strong.