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headlap

headlap noun: the length of overlap between overlapping roof tiles.

Noun

headlap (plural headlaps)

  1. The length of overlap between overlapping roof tiles

Forms of headlap

pluralheadlaps

Origin of headlap

From head + lap.

Questions about headlap

What does headlap mean?
Headlap means the length of overlap between overlapping roof tiles.
What part of speech is headlap?
Headlap is a noun.
What is the plural of headlap?
The plural of headlap is headlaps.

Words near headlap in the dictionary

  1. headlamps
  2. Headlams
  3. headland
  4. headlanded
  5. headlands
  6. headlap
  7. headlaps
  8. headlease
  9. headleases
  10. Headlee
  11. Headlees

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