shingle lap

shingle lap
noun
Etymology: shingle (I)
: a lap joint (as for a sheet-metal stack) in which the sections joined are tapered so that the bottom of each section fits over the top of the section below it

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Lap — Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see {Lap}, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wrap or wind around something.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lap — [n] orbit, circuit circle, course, distance, loop, round, tour; concepts 364,436 lap [v1] slosh, wash against bathe, bubble, burble, drink, gurgle, lave, lick, lip, plash, purl, ripple, sip, slap, splash, sup, swish; concept 144 lap [v2] overlap …   New thesaurus

  • lap — Synonyms and related words: Le Mans, adjoin, air race, ambit, anteriority, apparel, applique, arch over, array, attire, automobile race, babble, be the bellwether, beacon, beat, bedeck, bedrape, befringe, bestraddle, bestride, beverage, bib,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • shingle — Synonyms and related words: arch over, bank, barber, beach, beam, berm, bestraddle, bestride, billet, board, boarding, bob, breccia, brick, bridge, ceiling, clapboard, coast, coastland, coastline, coif, coiffure, conk, cord, cordwood, deal,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • To lap boards — Lap Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see {Lap}, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wrap or wind around something.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To lap timbers — Lap Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see {Lap}, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wrap or wind around something.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dutch lap — a method of laying shingles, slates, or the like, in which each shingle or slate overlaps those below and to one side and is itself overlapped by those above and to the other side. * * * …   Universalium

  • dutch lap — noun Usage: usually capitalized D : the lapping of roof shingles not only at their butts but also at their sides * * * a method of laying shingles, slates, or the like, in which each shingle or slate overlaps those below and to one side and is… …   Useful english dictionary

  • SLEEC — Shingle Lap Extendible Exit Cone Contributor: CASI …   NASA Acronyms

  • shingles — Lap Lap, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see {Lap}, n.); cf. also OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.] 1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To wrap or wind around something.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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