Definition

1. Noun:
   • A long, thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below: This is the primary meaning. It refers to a specific type of wooden board, often used in construction to cover the exterior walls of a building. Its tapered design allows each board to overlap the one below it, creating a protective, water-shedding surface.
   • The side toward the wind: This is a nautical or architectural term referring to the side of a ship or a structure that is facing the direction from which the wind is blowing.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Cladding Board):
  • The old cottage was clad in white-painted weatherboard.
  • We need to replace several rotten weatherboards on the south wall.
• Noun (Windward Side):
  • The sailors gathered on the weatherboard to adjust the sails. (This usage is less common in everyday modern English).

Advanced Usage

• "To be weatherboarded": Describes a building that has been covered with weatherboards.
  • The farmhouse is weatherboarded in traditional timber.

Variants and Related Words

• Weatherboarding (n): The material or the technique of applying weatherboards; the collective siding formed by weatherboards.
  • The weatherboarding on the house needs repainting.
• Clapboard (n): A common synonym, especially in American English, for a type of weatherboard used as siding.

Synonyms

• Clapboard (n): A thin, tapered board used for siding.
• Siding (n): The outer covering or cladding of a building (weatherboard is a type of siding).
• Lap siding (n): A descriptive term for the overlapping installation method of weatherboards.

Related Phrases

• Weatherboard and tile: A traditional style of construction combining wooden siding and a tiled roof.

Noun

1. the side toward the wind
2. a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below