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Beam engine designed by James Watt
The Lap Engine is a beam engine designed by James Watt, built by Boulton and Watt in 1788. It is now preserved at the Science Museum, London. It is important
Lap_Engine
Japanese television series
"Engine Special Lap" (炎神スペシャルラップ, Enjin Supesharu Rappu) by Project.R, featuring "Engine First Lap", "Engine Second Lap", "Engine Third Lap", "Engine Final
Engine_Sentai_Go-onger
110th running of the Indianapolis 500
fast lap. One notable mechanical failure occurred for Ed Carpenter, whose engine failed during his installation lap early in the session. The engine was
2026_Indianapolis_500
Heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid
work machines for lapping (polishing) buttons or similar. For this reason it was always known as the Lap Engine. In early steam engines the piston is usually
History_of_the_steam_engine
Piston engine component which connects the piston to the crankshaft
A connecting rod, also called a 'con rod', is the part of a piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft. Together with the crank, the connecting
Connecting_rod
English inventor, preacher and ironmonger
1664 – 5 August 1729) was an English inventor, creator of the atmospheric engine in 1712, Baptist preacher by calling and ironmonger by trade. He was born
Thomas_Newcomen
This is a list of lap times achieved by various vehicles on the Nürburgring (Nordschleife). The list itself is broken down into categories. The Nürburgring
List of Nürburgring Nordschleife lap times
List_of_Nürburgring_Nordschleife_lap_times
Motor vehicle
domestic Group C car LAP leader. 139 laps Engine overheat trouble, retired. The car number is 11. Gr.C class. Retired after 106 laps. The car number is
Nissan_Skyline_Turbo_C
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure
Steam_engine
Fixed steam engine for pumping or power generation
engines are fixed steam engines used for pumping or driving mills and factories, and for power generation. They are distinct from locomotive engines used
Stationary_steam_engine
Mechanism for converting reciprocating motion to rotation
A crankshaft is a mechanical component used in a piston engine to convert the reciprocating motion into rotational motion. The crankshaft is a rotating
Crankshaft
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
a range of different types of engine configurations and displacements since its inaugural season in 1949. The engines are currently used in the Cup Series
NASCAR_engines
Motor car race
Brazilian Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-Ford. Piquet suffered a last-lap engine failure which dropped him from third to sixth, giving Reutemann a three-point
1981_Italian_Grand_Prix
Type of hydraulic compression system failure
entering the device. In the case of a reciprocating internal combustion engine, a piston cannot complete its travel and mechanical failure may occur if
Hydrolock
Classification of reciprocating engine cylinders
In mechanical engineering, the cylinders of reciprocating engines are often classified by whether they are single- or double-acting, depending on how
Single- and double-acting cylinders
Single-_and_double-acting_cylinders
Scottish engineer and inventor (1754–1839)
the firm of Boulton & Watt and worked for them in Cornwall, as a steam engine erector for ten years, spending most of the rest of his life in Birmingham
William_Murdoch
76th running of the Indianapolis 500
out and crashed on the parade lap. The race was dominated by Michael Andretti in the debut of the Ford-Cosworth XB engine. Andretti grabbed the lead at
1992_Indianapolis_500
81st running of the Indianapolis 500
wall at the exit of Turn 1 in his second lap and had to wave off, Fermín Vélez blew an engine during his second lap, and Sam Schmidt spun on the warm-up lane
1997_Indianapolis_500
Sliding pin joint in a slider-crank linkage, commonly used in engine pistons
in a trunk engine. Therefore, the longitudinal dimension of the crosshead must be matched to the stroke of the engine. On smaller engines, the connecting
Crosshead
British racing driver (born 1980)
after Legge's 31st position. Her race ended when she suffered an engine failure on lap 23. Legge returned to the team for the balance of the six oval races
Katherine_Legge
109th running of the Indianapolis 500
Sato suffered an engine problem and came to halt on his backstraight. Josef Newgarden was the fastest in Carb Day practice, running a lap at 225.687 miles
2025_Indianapolis_500
Japanese sports car
facility in Toyota, Aichi. Production ended in 2012. The 4.8 L 1LR-GUE V10 engine built by Toyota in collaboration with Yamaha, as fitted to the LFA, produces
Lexus_LFA
Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 2000
Barfield, Jr., 66 Laps (Engine Failure) 75–Marty Houston, 65 Laps (Accident); Led 2 Laps 18–Joe Ruttman, 64 Laps (Engine Failure); Led 1 Lap 26–Jamie McMurray*
2000_Daytona_250
Isle of Man motorcycle road race
championship. The 1923 races was the first time the Sidecar TT race was run, over 3 laps (113 miles (182 km)) of the Mountain Course won by Freddie Dixon and passenger
Sidecar_TT
Sports car manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan
turn off the VDC during official hot laps and time attacks. In 2010, Nissan re-programmed the GT-R to reduce engine speed at launch to around 3,500–4,000
Nissan_GT-R
101st running of the Indianapolis 500
a fast lap of 233.116 mph, while Ryan Hunter-Reay set the fastest "no-tow" lap at 231.273 mph. Jack Harvey blew an engine after only 11 laps, the fifth
2017_Indianapolis_500
78th running of the Indianapolis 500
in the Menard Buick posted the fastest lap of the day at 227.658 mph. At 4:45 p.m., Mike Groff's Honda engine failed, which caused the car to spin and
1994_Indianapolis_500
97th running of the Indianapolis 500
(225.827 mph) turned the fastest lap of the day. Three minor incidents were reported. Takuma Sato had a small engine fire at the beginning of the session
2013_Indianapolis_500
Formula One Car
Fangio Museum in Balcarce. (key) (results in italics indicate fastest lap) "Engine TAG Porsche • STATS F1". Steve Nichols & The McLaren MP4/4 - The Story
McLaren_MP4/3
Preserved beam engine in Devon, England
The Newcomen Memorial Engine (sometimes called the Coventry Canal Engine) is a preserved beam engine in Dartmouth, Devon. It was preserved as a memorial
Newcomen_Memorial_Engine
American auto racing season
one race lap are awarded 1 point. The driver who leads the most laps during a race scores an additional 2 points. Each entrant-initiated engine change-out
2026_IndyCar_Series
Racing car model
in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap.) "Engine Ford Cosworth". STATS F1. Brown, Allen (8 June 2018). "Lotus 77 car-by-car
Lotus_77
Formula One racing team
finished 10th; the cooling problems returned when his Ferrari engine expired on the slowing down lap, forcing a grid penalty for the following race. In Malaysia
Red_Bull_Racing
48th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
Alesi and Verstappen. Both Ferrari engines then failed; Alesi's on lap 59 and Berger's on lap 73. Alesi's engine left oil on the track, and Coulthard
1994 Formula One World Championship
1994_Formula_One_World_Championship
Form of valve within a steam engine or locomotive
are one form of valve used to control the flow of steam within a steam engine or locomotive. They control the admission of steam into the cylinders and
Piston_valve_(steam_engine)
Formula One motor race
Elsewhere, Red Bull's Isack Hadjar pitted with an engine issue, before returning to the track a few laps after. For the remainder of the sprint, the top
2026_Canadian_Grand_Prix
Plug-in hybrid sports car
Mercedes-Benz PU106B Hybrid engine, a 1.6-litre turbocharged 90-degree V6 engine. Modifications were done to the engine as to make comply with the idle
Mercedes-AMG_One
Motor car race
1968 at the Hockenheimring, Germany. The race was run over two heats of 20 laps of the circuit, and was the first round of the 1968 European Formula Two
1968_Deutschland_Trophäe
45th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
On lap 26, Senna retired with alternator troubles and two laps later Prost was out with a failed gearbox. Alesi was third but on lap 35, his engine expired
1991 Formula One World Championship
1991_Formula_One_World_Championship
British steam engine and machine tool engineer and manufacturer (1765-1826)
Matthew Murray (1765 – 20 February 1826) was an English steam engine and machine tool manufacturer, who designed and built the first commercially viable
Matthew_Murray
CART race at Michigan on May 26, 1996
two and avoided the pace lap crash. He led 134 laps (of 250) but dropped out with a blown engine on lap 175. With nine laps to go, race leader André Ribeiro's
1996_U.S._500
International motorsport rules
reduction in lap times. Since 2014, transmissions with 8 gear ratios and 1 reverse gear ratio are required in Formula 1 cars. The engines, now commonly
Formula_One_regulations
108th running of the Indianapolis 500
Armstrong also fell out of the race after suffering an engine failure in his car. Racing resumed on lap 9, with McLaughlin maintaining his lead over his Team
2024_Indianapolis_500
Compact car
models were both deleted, along with the 2.2 L L61 engine. Both were replaced by the 2.2 L LAP engine which featured dual VVT and 10.0:1 compression ratio
Chevrolet_Cobalt
80th running of the Indianapolis 500
Buddy Lazier in a close pursuit when the race resumed. On Lap 81, his engine let go, pitting a lap later to retire from the race. Stewart blamed his blow-up
1996_Indianapolis_500
This is the full list of official Power Lap times on the Top Gear test track. Top Gear define a qualifying vehicle as a road-legal production car on road-legal
List of Top Gear test track Power Lap times
List_of_Top_Gear_test_track_Power_Lap_times
Motor vehicle
911 Turbo, and uses a similar twin-turbocharged engine, but features numerous upgrades, including engine enhancements, larger brakes, and stiffer suspension
Porsche_911_GT2
Lap preceding a motorsport race
A parade lap, also known as a pace lap, formation lap or warm-up lap, is a lap before a motorsport race begins, in which the drivers go around the track
Parade_lap
47th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
Parabolica on lap 15 and Berger's suspension failed on the following lap. On lap 18 he passed Alesi and on lap 22 Schumacher's engine failed. Blundell
1993 Formula One World Championship
1993_Formula_One_World_Championship
82nd running of the Indianapolis 500
his third "500", and last such with Team Menard, blew an engine just after taking the lead on lap 21, and finished last (33rd). This was the first Indianapolis
1998_Indianapolis_500
46th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
ahead on lap 39 only for Berger to repass him two laps later. Brundle was back in fourth on lap 44 but retired with engine trouble three laps later, ending
1992 Formula One World Championship
1992_Formula_One_World_Championship
driver to lead the field across the start line at the beginning of the 200-lap 500-mile (800 km) race. Pole qualifying for the Daytona 500 is held one weekend
List of Daytona 500 pole position winners
List_of_Daytona_500_pole_position_winners
Process of removing material from two workpieces
Lapping is a machining process in which two surfaces are rubbed together with an abrasive between them, by hand movement or using a machine. Lapping often
Lapping
1777 steam engine
an early beam engine built by the partnership of Boulton and Watt. The engine was constructed in 1777 and worked until 1848. The engine is most obviously
Old_Bess_(beam_engine)
96th running of the Indianapolis 500
for the lead but starting lap 161 Dario Franchitti retook the lead at turn one. On lap 163 Josef Newgarden stopped due to engine problems, pulling over to
2012_Indianapolis_500
field on one unscored lap. The field would use the lap to warm up their engines, tires, and then at the conclusion of the lap, at a prescribed speed
Indianapolis_500_pace_cars
Steam engine designed to run at comparatively high speed
High-speed steam engines were one of the final developments of the stationary steam engine. They ran at a high speed, of several hundred rpm, which was
High-speed_steam_engine
1981-1984 Formula One racing car by Ferrari
Prix Ferrari 021 engine front Museo Ferrari (key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) "Engine Ferrari • STATS
Ferrari_126C
Sports car manufactured by Lamborghini
The Lamborghini Huracán (Spanish for "hurricane"; [uɾaˈkan]) is a mid-engine, two-seater sports car made by Lamborghini from 2014 to 2024. Revealed online
Lamborghini_Huracán
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
italics indicate fastest lap) "Engine BRM • STATS F1". "B.R.M. 16-cylinder engine from 1966: The crazy H16 monster | CAR ENGINE AND SPORT".[dead link] "Spicer
BRM_P75
American racing driver (born 1981)
Carpenter started second and finished 21st after suffering an engine failure after 85 laps. Carpenter also drove for Hoffman Auto Racing in the No. 69 Dynamics
Ed_Carpenter_(racing_driver)
44th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
trap and out of the race. Boutsen pulled away from Berger but his engine blew on lap 18. Soon Mansell passed Patrese and then attacked Berger. Berger closed
1990 Formula One World Championship
1990_Formula_One_World_Championship
43rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing
when leading the race and his engine started to misfire. He signalled Prost through to a lead he would not lose on lap 34. Williams ended up being the
1989 Formula One World Championship
1989_Formula_One_World_Championship
Annual motorcycle racing event
Triumph had to stop at St. Johns to adjust a drive-belt and retired on lap 3 with an engine exhaust-valve problem. At the compulsory 10‑minute replenishment
1907_Isle_of_Man_TT
valve gear was an early form of valve gear used on steam engines. Its simplest form allowed an engine to be stopped and started. A double form, mostly used
Gab_valve_gear
Early steam engine
A water-returning engine was an early form of stationary steam engine, developed at the start of the Industrial Revolution in the middle of the 18th century
Water-returning_engine
Motor race history
park. Bob Sweikert wins after Art Cross blows his engine on lap 169 and Don Freeland loses drive on lap 179. Sweikert dies in a sprint car race a year later
Indianapolis_500_by_year
69th running of the Indianapolis 500
remarkably gathered control without stalling the engine, and continued in the race. About twenty laps later, Sullivan managed to re-pass Andretti for the
1985_Indianapolis_500
An expansion valve is a device in steam engine valve gear that improves engine efficiency. It operates by closing off the supply of steam early, before
Expansion valve (steam engine)
Expansion_valve_(steam_engine)
35th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
All overall records were broken – fastest, furthest, a new lap record, and biggest engine to win, along with a number of class records. After the previous
1967_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
21st season of FIA Formula One motor racing
Hill's engine suddenly seized on lap 11, but teammate Clark was charging, getting up to second on lap 15 and taking the lead from Brabham on the next lap. He
1967_Formula_One_season
English engineer in the late 1700s
rotative engine design was a development of the pumping engines with a mechanism to convert linear motion to rotary, such as for the Lap Engine. Watt dismissed
Logan_Henderson_(engineer)
Finnish racing driver (born 1979)
fractured toe. Two laps later, he suffered a similar engine failure to Massa in the previous race; a connecting rod in his engine broke and he was forced
Kimi_Räikkönen
Hybrid sports car
The Ferrari F80 (Type F250) is a limited production mid-engine, hybrid sports car built by the Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. Designed and named
Ferrari_F80
Prototype racing car manufactured by Mazda
and Japanese championships, using Mazda's R26B engine. Although the 787 and 787B lacked the single lap pace of World Championship competitors such as
Mazda_787B
Ongoing women's motor racing championship
that, she set the fastest lap. On the final lap, Felbermayr overtook Rafaela Ferreira to claim third. Gademan led every lap and won the first race of
2026_F1_Academy_season
Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1985
consistently run with Elliott was Cale Yarborough, and when his engine went up in smoke on lap 62 the race was for all intents and purposes over. Hendrick
1985_Daytona_500
Italian flagship sports car
due to engine tuning and less drag coefficient (due to a sharper nose and smoother curves) than the Enzo Ferrari; however, the MC12 has lapped race tracks
Ferrari_Enzo
Spanish racing driver (born 1997)
needed] He did not finish the second race because of a crash on the first lap.[citation needed] At the Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain, a gearbox
Álex_Palou
83rd running of the Indianapolis 500
suddenly ended on lap 140 due to an engine problem. Bräck made a green-flag stop on lap 150, and Ward grabbed the lead for 2 laps until he pitted, putting
1999_Indianapolis_500
Formula One racing car
in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) "Engine Mercedes". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020. "Paffett is McLaren's
McLaren_MP4-21
Sports car produced by Dodge (1992–2017)
street-legal car lap ever recorded with a 7:12.13 time. Chrysler's press release claimed a new production car lap record, although three faster laps had been
Dodge_Viper
Formula One motor racing championship
circuits, the fastest laps set this year were actually faster than the ones recorded the previous year, with the V10 engines. Some engine suppliers indicated
2006 Formula One World Championship
2006_Formula_One_World_Championship
Motor car race
Lazier retired on lap 157 with engine failure and Stewart and Boat appeared to be on the lead lap by themselves. Stewart set off to lap the field, which
1997_True_Value_500
lap) 2 laps, Emerson Fittipaldi over Al Unser Jr., 1989 (second place car did not finish 199th lap, third place 6 laps behind leader) Led opening lap
Indianapolis_500_records
54th season of FIA Formula One motor racing
string of fastest laps, and closed down a ten-second gap to Michael Schumacher to four in ten laps, only for his engine to blow up on lap 25. Michael Schumacher
2000 Formula One World Championship
2000_Formula_One_World_Championship
Formula One racing car
One car designs of all time. Powered by Honda's RA168E 1.5-litre V6-turbo engine and driven by teammates Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, the car competed during
McLaren_MP4/4
Speed governing device for steam engines
used for single-acting beam engines, particularly (though not exclusively) Cornish engines. The earlier atmospheric engines also used cataracts, but these
Cataract_(beam_engine)
Motor car race
experienced engine difficulties; by lap 18 he had dropped to ninth and soon retired with a broken exhaust that had reduced turbocharger pressure. By lap 20 the
1983_Brazilian_Grand_Prix
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
slightly and allow the engine to meet PZEV standards. Compression ratio is 10.0:1. The L61 was used in the following cars: The LAP is a 2.2 L (2,198 cc)
GM_Ecotec_engine
42nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing
in his engine and had passed Prost for the lead on lap 14. His race was only to last another 9 laps though as he crashed with René Arnoux on lap 25. After
1988 Formula One World Championship
1988_Formula_One_World_Championship
However, these engines and gearboxes were very unreliable because of the engine's immense power, and would only last about four laps. For the race, the
Formula_One_engines
41st season of FIA Formula One motor racing
unchanged until lap 44 when Alboreto disappeared with an engine problem and then in the closing laps Prost moved ahead of Boutsen. On lap 71 of 76 Mansell's
1987 Formula One World Championship
1987_Formula_One_World_Championship
1989 video game
for the Japanese PC Engine in 1989 and the North American TurboGrafx-16 in 1990, it is a spin-off to the 1987 arcade game Final Lap. The story mode featured
Final_Lap_Twin
Porsche sports car
of 325 km/h (202 mph). The lap time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife is 7 minutes and 25 seconds. After a number of engine failures in 2014, it was discovered
Porsche_911_GT3
Motor car race
himself once and set the fastest lap of the race on lap 31. Just past half distance, on lap 55, Brabham also blew his engine. Clark was surprised to find
1966_United_States_Grand_Prix
Formula One motor race held in 1977
Perkins (water pump), while Brett Lunger only managed one flying lap before his engine failed. James Hunt led off at the start, with Niki Lauda and local
1977_South_African_Grand_Prix
73rd season of Formula One
reached second by lap 5, behind Leclerc who had held successfully defended first position. After Vettel experienced an engine failure on lap 10, Leclerc pitted
2022 Formula One World Championship
2022_Formula_One_World_Championship
71st 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
cars were within a lap of each other, led by Johnny Mowlem's No. 94 Risi Competizione Ferrari. Mowlem held it until his car's engine failed on the Mulsanne
2003_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans
Annual motorcycle race event on the Isle of Man
to a capacity of 500cc and the twins to a 750cc engine capacity. Due to the concern over increasing lap-speed, the 1910 event saw the capacity of the twin-cylinder
Isle_of_Man_TT
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
Boy/Male
Hindu
(son of Lord Rama)
Boy/Male
Hindu
To make melodic sounds, Chanting
Male
Hindi/Indian
(लाल) Hindi name LAL means "to caress, to play."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lee.Scottish : reduced variant of McClay.French : habitational name from places so named in Loire, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and Pyrénées-Atlantique.German : habitational name from places so named, in the Rhineland near Koblenz and in Bavaria, named with lay(h), a word meaning ‘stone’, ‘rock’, ‘slate’.
Male
English
Middle English short form of English Lawrence, LAW means "of Laurentum."
Male
Native American
Native American Hopi name LAPU means "cedar bark."
Male
English
Pet form of English Larry, LAZ means "of Laurentum."
Girl/Female
Australian
Mature
Boy/Male
Australian, Thai, Vietnamese
Mature; Independent
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Teaches.
Boy/Male
Hindi
Beloved.
Female
French
French form of Old High German Adalhaid, ADÉLAÃDE means "noble sort."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lap
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pearl, Ruby, Name of a precious stone
Male
Chamoru
, jurisprudence; law.
Surname or Lastname
Ukrainian, Jewish (from Ukraine), Polish, Serbian, and Hungarian (Cáp)
Ukrainian, Jewish (from Ukraine), Polish, Serbian, and Hungarian (Cáp) : from Ukrainian tsap ‘billy goat’, Polish cap, and so probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a goat herd.Czech (Čáp) : nickname for a tall or long-legged man, from Äáp ‘stork’.Southern French : from Occitan cap ‘head’ (Latin caput); probably a nickname for a person with something distinctive about his head. The word was often used in the metaphorical sense ‘chief’, ‘principal’, and the surname may also have denoted a leader or a village elder. In some cases it may also be a topographic name from the same word used in the sense of a promontory or headland.Americanized spelling of German Kapp.English : variant spelling of Capp.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name ALP means "brave."
Surname or Lastname
German and Danish
German and Danish : metonymic occupational name for a salmon fisher or a seller of salmon, Middle High German lahs ‘salmon’.English (northeastern counties) and Danish : from an Old Norse nickname, Lax, meaning ‘salmon’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Lachs ‘salmon’, Yiddish laks, one of the many Ashkenazic surnames taken from words denoting fish, birds, and animals.
Boy/Male
Native American
Cedar bark.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever or cunning person, from Middle English yap ‘devious’, ‘deceitful’, ‘bent’; ‘shrewd’.Americanized spelling of North German Japp.Chinese : variant of Ye.Filipino : unexplained.
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Marathi
Flute
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Brendan, BRENDEN means "prince."
Girl/Female
French
Strong.
Girl/Female
Latin American
Industrious; striving.
Girl/Female
English
Feminine of Wesley.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gandharika | காநà¯à®¤à®°à®¿à®•à®¾
Preparing perfume
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Glory of Religion (Islam); Excellence of Religion
Male
Swiss
, blessed.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Bengali, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Gujarati, Indian, Jamaican, Kannada, Latin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sikh, Swedish, Tamil
Reddish; Red Colored Precious Gemstone; Red; Ruby Jewel; Reborn; The Red Gemstone
Male
Arthurian
, (modest?); brother of Balin.
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
LAP ENGINE
v. i.
To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap.
n.
The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its length on the leader.
n.
To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
n.
The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered; figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be reared in the lap of luxury.
n.
To lay together one over another, as fleeces or slivers for further working.
n.
To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap a piece of cloth.
v. t.
To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.
n.
The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below).
v. t.
To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
n.
To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay together one partly over another; as, to lap weather-boards; also, to be partly over, or by the side of (something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one.
v. t.
To feed with pap.
v. t.
To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
a.
Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded pipe.
n.
One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win by three laps. See Lap, to fold, 2.
v. t.
To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.
a.
Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.
n.
That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing.
obs. strong imp.
of Leap. Leaped.
n.
The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to take anything into the mouth with a lap.
n.
A law.