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clinkerbuilt |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clinker-built \Clink"er-built\, a. (Naut.) Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below it like clapboards on a house. See {Lapstreak}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: clinker-built adj : (of ships) built with overlapping hull planks [syn: {clincher-built}] [ant: {carvel-built}]
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