Meaning & use
Weatherboard
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A long, thin board, thicker along one edge, used overlapping horizontally to cover the outside walls of a building.
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The old farmhouse was clad in white weatherboard siding.
Workers replaced the rotting weatherboard on the cottage's exterior wall.
A note on using this word
Called 'clapboard' in American English, weatherboard is designed to shed rain and protect a building's frame from moisture.
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clapboardsiding
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