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shiplap

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shiplap.

Editorial note

My old house (~1920) had diagonal shiplap under the floors instead of plywood (but parallel in the oldest walls).

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Quick take

A type of wooden board that has rabbets to allow them to be overlapped, commonly used for the exterior siding of buildings.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of shiplap gathered in one view.

noun

A type of wooden board that has rabbets to allow them to be overlapped, commonly used for the exterior siding of buildings.

verb

(transitive) To overlap boards by this means.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for shiplap.

noun

A type of wooden board that has rabbets to allow them to be overlapped, commonly used for the exterior siding of buildings.

verb

(transitive) To overlap boards by this means.

Example sentences

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My old house (~1920) had diagonal shiplap under the floors instead of plywood (but parallel in the oldest walls).

2

The cheap cafe has been replaced by bar covered in shiplap and the fruit trays run $25 after labor.

3

If you can clad your too floor with shiplap larch so you can with PV panels.

4

The optical wall covering for maintenance is probably something like shiplap, but it’s much more expensive.

5

They even ok your roof type, wether you use stucco, or shiplap, and even the Petunias in your front yard.

6

We have exactly what you want - it's called shiplap or car siding.

7

Interesting how the use of woodwork and things like shiplap was so prevalent.

8

I've got the opposite problem, a big old house with dense old pine shiplap full of nails covered with sheetrock.

9

In my personal opinion the only thing that comes close is shiplap and it don’t look as good to some and doesn’t fireblock as well.

10

The same reason we don't add dairy cows to cave drawings or put shiplap on the great wall of China or conduct civil war reenactments with predator drones.

11

I may someday use shiplap instead of drywall in specific rooms, simply because you can make it so you can take it off and put it back on relatively easily.

12

Anyways, I use a set of powerline adapters with a second wifi router at the other end because the walls in my house are very thick (the studs are covered in shiplap on both sides).

Quote examples

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"We estimate this home will sell faster than 92 % nearby." Honestly, this place is going to need a lot of shiplap.

Proper noun examples

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Shiplap is the only thing I’ve found and even that isn’t cheaper.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use shiplap in a sentence?

My old house (~1920) had diagonal shiplap under the floors instead of plywood (but parallel in the oldest walls).

What does shiplap mean?

A type of wooden board that has rabbets to allow them to be overlapped, commonly used for the exterior siding of buildings.

What part of speech is shiplap?

shiplap is commonly used as noun, verb.