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carvel-built

carvel-built

See also: carvelbuilt

English

A comparison of clinker and carvel building styles.

Adjective

carvel-built

(nautical) (of a wooden vessel) Having the planks of the hull laid flush and caulked to make a smooth finish.

Translations

where planks are flush

Finnish: tasasaumainen

See also

clinker-built