lapstrake

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.
2. (countable, usually)A boat built in this style.

adj

1. (not-comparable)Descriptive of or resembling a boat, or a section of a boat, so constructed.

   “The hotel nightlights shine behind the drawn venetian blinds and the slatted patterns on the curbside cars give them the look of anchored smallcraft with lapstrake hulls.”