clapboard

🇺🇸 /ˈklæbərd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈklæpbɔːd/
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noun
R

Wooden boards used to cover the exterior walls of a house, with each board overlapping the one below it to protect against weather.

The old house had beautiful clapboard siding that had been painted a soft blue color.

translation

n. Wooden boards used to cover the exterior walls of a house, with each board overlapping the one below it to protect against weather.

Word Forms

Plural clapboards