The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lapstreak \Lap"streak`\, Lapstrake \Lap"strake`\, lap-streaked \lap-streaked\, lap-straked \lap-straked\a. Made with boards whose edges lap one over another; clinker-built; -- said of boats. Contrasted with carvel-built.
Syn: lap-jointed, overlapping.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of lapstrake English)
Usage examples of "lapstreak".
All this great ever-increasing flood of bronze, brass, chrome, Fiberglas, lapstreak, teak, auto pilots, burgees, Power Squadron hats, nylon line, all this chugging winking blundering glitter of props, bilge pumps and self-importance needs dockside space.
The dinghies--twelve feet long, of light lapstreak construction, the wood varnished--were standard yacht tenders.
Fiberglas, lapstreak, teak, auto pilots, burgees, Power Squadron hats, nylon line, all this chugging winking blundering glitter of props, bilge pumps and self-importance needs dockside space.