verb🔗ShareCalfeutrerTo 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. "Le charpentier calfeutrait soigneusement les joints de la coque en bois pour éviter les fuites.nauticaltechnicalmaterialsailingbuildingworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCalfeutrerTo 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. "Avant d'installer les nouveaux carreaux, l'entrepreneur a calfeutré les espaces entre eux pour empêcher l'eau de s'infiltrer.propertyarchitecturematerialbuildingutilitytechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCalfeutrageA 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."L'étoupe était utilisée pour le calfeutrage des coques des navires en bois.materialbuildingtechnicalindustryarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
