What does lap-strake mean?

lap-strake means "having overlapping hull planks".

How many syllables are in lap-strake?

lap-strake has 2 syllables and divides as lap--strake under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for lap-strake?

Close synonyms include clinker-built, clincher-built, lap-straked, lap-streak, lap-streaked. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lap-strake a common word?

lap-strake is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Lap-strake — meaning and 5 synonyms

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
having overlapping hull planks
Synonymsclinker-built clincher-built lap-straked lap-streak lap-streaked
ship

Questions about lap-strake

What does lap-strake mean?: lap-strake means "having overlapping hull planks".
How many syllables are in lap-strake?: lap-strake has 2 syllables and divides as lap--strake under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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