verb🔗ShareTo drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight."The shipwright was carefully caulking the seams of the wooden hull to prevent leaks. "nauticaltechnicalmaterialsailingbuildingworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials."Before installing the new tiles, the contractor caulked the gaps between them to prevent water from seeping in. "propertyarchitecturematerialbuildingutilitytechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture."Oakum was used for the caulking of the hulls of wooden ships."materialbuildingtechnicalindustryarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
