weatherboard

weath·er·board

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [weth -er-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈwɛð ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
- /ˈwe.ðə.bɔːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [weth -er-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈwɛð ərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of weatherboard word

noun weatherboard an early type of board used as a siding for a building. 1
noun weatherboard Chiefly British. any of various forms of board used as a siding for a building. 1
noun weatherboard Nautical. the side of a vessel toward the wind. 1
verb with object weatherboard to cover or furnish with weatherboards. 1
noun weatherboard Each of a series of horizontal boards nailed to outside walls with edges overlapping to keep out the rain; clapboard. 1
noun weatherboard a timber board, with a groove (rabbet) along the front of its top edge and along the back of its lower edge, that is fixed horizontally with others to form an exterior cladding on a wall or roof 0

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Origin of weatherboard

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1530-40; weather + board

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Parts of speech for Weatherboard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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weatherboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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