lap-strake

• Adjectif désuet qualifiant un type de construction de bateau où les bordés se chevauchent, également appelé construction à clin.

An obsolete adjective describing a type of boat construction where the planks overlap each other, also known as clinker-built.

1. Having overlapping hull planksC2formalbritish

   Describes a method of boat construction where the planks of the hull overlap each other, like clinker building.

   à clin

   • The old fishing boat was built with a lap-strake design.
   • Lap-strake construction is common in traditional wooden boats.
   • The shipwright specialized in lap-strake hulls.

   Synonymesclincher-builtclinkerclinker-built