built with the planks of the hull overlapping: said of a boat
also lap′streak·
Origin of lapstrake
lap + strakelapstrake
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lapstrake
also lap·streak
adjective
Clinker-built.
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Noun
(usually uncountable, plural lapstrakes)
- (uncountable) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
- (countable) A boat built in this style.
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