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clinker-built

clinker-built

9.9
Having wooden planks that overlap on the outside of a boat or ship
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : construido a superposición
  • Furthermore, around Manompana and on Sainte Marie, there is a distinctive European boatbuilding tradition of barks with clinker-built hulls and multiple masts, which may go back to the age of the pirates.

Examples

  • It was clinker-built and double-ended, with generally similar stem and stern posts (aside from possible terminal decoration).

    Academic text (1996)

  • The fisherman preferred his traditional clinker-built boat for its sturdiness and unique design.

  • She stands on the past of a clinker-built ship riveted by her mothers.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Many coastal communities still use clinker-built vessels for their durability in rough waters.

  • The museum showcased a clinker-built ship, illustrating the craftsmanship of ancient boatbuilders.

Synonyms

lapstrake
vsclinker-built
  • Specialized
9.9

Built with overlapping planks, especially for boats

is the general descriptive term for hulls with overlapping planks
clincher-built
vsclinker-built
  • UK
9.9

A boat with outer boards that overlap each other

is the usual descriptive form rather than an alternative name

Antonyms

carvel-built
  • Specialized
9.9

A ship with a smooth hull made of planks joined edge to edge

Surface Forms

clinker-built positive

Morphology

clinker-built = clinker + built (semi-transparent) = clinker + built

The structure 'clinker' + 'built' is literal (constructed with clinker planks), but 'clinker' is a specialized maritime term that many learners will not know.

Etymology

Clinker-built comes from clinker, an old word meaning 'to fasten' or 'to overlap', and it brings to mind planks 'clinking' as they are joined together. So a clinker-built boat has wooden planks that overlap like roof tiles, which makes the hull stronger.