lap joint

noun

: a joint made by overlapping two ends or edges and fastening them together

lap-jointed

ˈlap-ˌjȯin-təd 

adjective

Examples of lap joint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If the faucet falls in the center of the siding, create a lap joint and slide the notched lengths under the faucet from the sides. —Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023

Cut a matching rabbet on one end of each table support to fabricate a half-lap joint [5]. —Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2021

The aluminum screen allows any water to drain through immediately and the removable roof section is joined to the top with a ship lap joint that makes refilling easy while keeping water out. —Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2021

Set it to a height of ¾ inch, and complete the half-lap joint by removing the waste [5]. —Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2020

Start the half-lap joints on the legs by notching the two outside lines with a circular saw set to a depth of 1½ inches. —David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2020

Our entire design is built by the same methodologies as the way a boat was built, with all of the lap joints, the pegs, the fasteners, the pulleys. —Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, 11 June 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lap joint

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint