weatherboard

Meanings

Plural: weatherboards

Noun

• a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
• the side toward the wind
• The windward side of a vessel.
• A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
• Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.

Verb

• To cover with a weatherboard.

Synonyms

clapboard, to windward, weather side, weatherboarding, windward side