Associations to the word «Lapstrake»

Wiktionary

LAPSTRAKE, noun. (uncountable) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
LAPSTRAKE, noun. (countable) A boat built in this style.
LAPSTRAKE, adjective. Descriptive of or resembling a boat, or a section of a boat, so constructed.

Wise words

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