clink·er-built (kl ng k r-blt )adj. Built with overlapping planks or boards, as a ship. [From obsolete clinker, clinch-nail, from Middle English clinken, probably variant of clenchen, to clench; see clench.] |
clinker-built, clincher-built
adj
(Transport / Nautical Terms) (of a boat or ship) having a hull constructed with each plank overlapping that below Also called lapstrake Compare carvel-built
[C18 clinker a nailing together, probably from clinch]
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| Adj. | 1. | clinker-built - having overlapping hull planks ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight carvel-built - (of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks |
Translations
clinker-built [ˈklɪŋkəˌbɪlt] ADJ (Naut) → de tingladillo
clinker-built
adj (Naut) → klinkergebaut
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