Clapboard Definition

klăbərd, klăpbôrd
clapboards
noun
clapboards
A long, narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, used as siding.
Webster's New World
A board consisting of a chalk slate (or now LED screen) and two hinged pieces that are struck together at the beginning of a scene, used to identify the take and synchronize sound.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To cover with clapboards.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Clapboard

Noun

Singular:
clapboard
Plural:
clapboards

Origin of Clapboard

  • Partial translation of Dutch klaphout klappen to split, crack Middle Dutch holt board

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Blend of clapper and board

    From Wiktionary

Clapboard Sentence Examples

  • We've all seen those 50s-style doors with the little row of windows on top marring the curb appeal of a classic bungalow or a clapboard Cape Cod house.

  • Thus, stations along the cut-off line were, unsurprisingly, built to a standardized conservative design, utilizing clapboard throughout.

  • The closest thing you saw to a trailer or promotional video were the cut-scenes opened by a clapboard in which Pacman and Ms. Pacman literally bumped into each other and fell in love.

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