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lapstrake definition

lap·strake (lap′strāk′)

adjective

built with the planks of the hull overlapping: said of a boat
also ☆ lapstreak lap′·streak′ (-strēk′)

Etymology: lap + strake

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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