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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clink•er-built (kling′kər bilt′),USA pronunciation adj. - Buildingfaced or surfaced with boards, plates, etc., each course of which overlaps the one below, lapstrake.
- Nautical, Naval TermsAlso, clincher-built. [Shipbuilding.]noting a hull whose shell is formed of planking (clink′er plank′ing) or plating (clink′er plat′ing) in which each strake overlaps the next one below and is overlapped by the next one above. Cf. carvel-built.
- clinker (variant of clincher) + built 1760–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clinker-built, clincher-built adj - (of a boat or ship) having a hull constructed with each plank overlapping that below
Etymology: 18th Century clinker a nailing together, probably from clinch |