clapboard
clapboard
Definition
clap·board (klab′ərd, klap′bôrd′)
noun
☆ a long, narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, used as siding
Etymology: partial transl. of MDu klapholt < klappen, to fit + holt, wood, board
transitive verb
to cover with clapboards
clapboard
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- utilize: Thus, stations along the cut-off line were, unsurprisingly, built to a standardized conservative design, utilizing clapboard throughout.
Modifies a noun
- house: A gravel drive extends through trees to a white clapboard house, off in the distance.
- structure: During 1931, the stations along the Bexleyheath Line underwent rebuilding, clapboard structures being replaced with more solid brick buildings.
- building: On the right is the delightful SER clapboard building of 1891 vintage.
- office: Underneath these canopies were clapboard offices and waiting facilities.
- construction: Deep in rural territory, the platforms were staggered and the station structures were wholly of clapboard construction, both renowned SER trademarks.
- station: The majority of the station was subject to a rebuild, which saw the original clapboard station buildings on both sides, demolished.
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