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weatherboard

weatherboard

1 7.2
A long thin board placed overlapping others on outside walls to keep rain out
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛðərˌbɔrd/
  • UK
translation icon : tablón de revestimiento
  • They decided to renovate the weatherboard cottage by adding insulation and repairing the roof.
  • weatherboard house
  • white weatherboard
  • small weatherboard

Examples

  • The smock mill is a tapered tower clad in weatherboard or brick and is usually octagonal in shape, although there are examples of six, ten, and even twelve-sided ones.

    Academic text (2006)

  • It was one of the old types of colonial houses, built largely of weatherboard, with wide verandahs on every side and with an overhanging galvanized iron roof designed on the same principle as a sun helmet.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • We could surely have it made useful... with some weatherboards attached or some such.

    Oscar and Lucinda (1997)

  • The parachutists turned and looked at our rickety old weatherboard house with the patched-up windows and the lopsided sign saying "Jarvis Camel Safaris."

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The old weatherboard house needed a fresh coat of paint to protect it from the rain and sun.

  • Many homeowners choose weatherboard for its durability and classic appearance when constructing their houses.

Synonyms

siding
vsweatherboard
  • Specialized
19 4.5

Material fixed to the outside of a house to protect it from weather and make it look nicer

is the specific overlapping board form of that protective material
clapboard
vsweatherboard
  • Specialized
8 7.0

A long thin wooden board that overlaps the one below to cover the outside of a building

is the same board type but expressed with a different term
weatherboarding
vsweatherboard
  • UK
7.1

A long thin wooden board that sits on house walls with each board overlapping the one below

is the standard noun for that same overlapping board form

Surface Forms

weatherboard singular
weatherboards plural

Morphology

weatherboard = weather + board (semi-transparent) = weather + board

While the components 'weather' and 'board' are clear, the specific meaning of a board used for siding is not immediately obvious.

Etymology

The word weatherboard comes from the simple parts weather ('wind and rain') and board ('a flat piece of wood'), so it means a 'board for the weather'. That's why weatherboards are long, thin wooden boards that overlap to protect a house from rain and wind.