CARVEL-BUILT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

flush-seamed (laid edge to edge (not overlapping))

Domain category:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Antonym:

clinker-built (having overlapping hull planks)

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