1. the act or process of sealing seams or cracks in a ship's hull or wooden structure with waterproof material
Usage: nautical; also spelled caulking
2. material used to fill and seal gaps or seams
Usage: also spelled caulking

1. to seal seams or cracks with waterproof material, especially in a ship or building
Usage: also spelled caulking; present participle of calk

Examples

• The shipbuilder spent weeks calking the wooden hull to prevent leaks.
• Calking the windows with weatherstripping helped reduce drafts in the old house.
• The crew applied calking compound between the deck planks.
• Before painting, we finished calking all the gaps in the exterior walls.
• Modern calking materials are more flexible and durable than traditional rope and tar.
• The carpenter was calking the seams where the new boards met the old ones.