verb🔗ShareCalafatearTo 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. "El carpintero naval estaba calafateando cuidadosamente las juntas del casco de madera para evitar fugas.nauticaltechnicalmaterialsailingbuildingworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCalafatearTo 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. "Antes de instalar las baldosas nuevas, el contratista calafateó los huecos entre ellas para evitar que el agua se filtrara.propertyarchitecturematerialbuildingutilitytechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCalafateo, selladoA 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."Se usaba estopa para el calafateo de los cascos de los barcos de madera.materialbuildingtechnicalindustryarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
