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Meanings of carvel-built in inglês

(Of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks.

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Examples for "clinker-built"
Examples for "clinker-built"
1
A clinker-built motor cruiser that had seen better days sat on blocks.
Jacinto's Remnant
2
Are they clinker-built?-Yes; but I don't suppose they use the same materials.
Second Shetland Truck System Report
3
Are you familiar with the term clinker-built?'
Strata
4
The boat was clinker-built, and where the planks overlapped a slight appearance of dampness was certainly discernible.
The Slave of the Lamp
5
There is only one objection to the clinker-built canoe that occurs to me as at all plausible.
Woodcraft
Usage of carvel-built in inglês
1
They are carvel-built-thatis, the planks are placed as in a ship.
Peter the Whaler
2
"This is a carvel-built boat; that is, her planking runs fore and aft," Uncle Ben explained, using gestures to indicate the direction.
The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton