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lapstrake

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lap⋅strake

  [lap-streyk]
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–adjective Nautical.
1. clinker-built (def. 2).
–noun
2. a vessel with a clinker-built hull.
Origin:
1765–75, Americanism; lap 2 + strake
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lap·strake   (lāp'strāk')   
adj.  Clinker-built.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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