clapboard
clapboard /ˈklæp.bɔːd/ aep /-bɔːrd/ noun
1 F0 [U] US a series of boards fixed horizontally to the outside of a building, with each board partly covering the one below, to protect the building from the weather: » The town of Rockport is full of rows of white clapboard houses.Thesaurus+: ↑Walls and parts of wallsThesaurus+: ↑Building materials2 F0 [C] US FOR CLAPPERBOARD(Cf. ↑clapperboard) Thesaurus+: ↑Cinema - general words |