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🚤 Smooth-sided 🛠️ Shipbuilding style ⛵ A smooth-hull boat
carvel

carvel

9.9
A boat built with planks joined edge to edge to make a smooth hull
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The carvel design allows for a smoother sailing experience.

Examples

  • After months of work, the new carvel was finally ready to launch.

  • The old fisherman proudly sailed his restored carvel along the coast.

  • Shipbuilders admired the strength and appearance of the carvel design.

  • Many traditional boats are built using the carvel technique.

  • The ship was constructed using a carvel method to ensure a sleek and smooth hull.

  • The old fishing boat, carvel built with wooden planks, glided effortlessly through the water.

  • The museum displayed a beautifully restored carvel vessel, showcasing the craftsmanship of traditional shipbuilding.

Surface Forms

carvel singular
carvels plural

Etymology

Carvel can also mean a ship built in the carvel style, from the name of the small Portuguese caravel that had planks laid edge to edge for a 'smooth' hull. So a carvel is a boat whose hull is made smooth by closely fitted planks.