weatherboard

noun

1. The windward side of a vessel.
2. A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
3. Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.

   “The homestead lies half a mile from the road, a small bungalow built of weatherboard with an iron roof and with verandas on three sides […]”

verb

1. (transitive)To cover with a weatherboard.

name

1. A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.