CLINKER-BUILT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having overlapping hull planks

Synonyms:

clincher-built; clinker-built; lap-strake; lap-straked; lap-streak; lap-streaked

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Antonym:

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

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