weatherboard

/ˌwɛðərˈbɔərd/
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Other forms: weatherboards

Definitions of weatherboard
  1. noun
    a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
    synonyms: clapboard, weatherboarding
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    type of:
    siding
    material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof
  2. noun
    the side toward the wind
    synonyms: to windward, weather side, windward side
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    windward
    the direction from which the wind is coming
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