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clinker-built

clink·er-built
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kling-ker bilt]
    • /ˈklɪŋ kər bɪlt/
    • /ˈklɪŋ.kər bɪlt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kling-ker bilt]
    • /ˈklɪŋ kər bɪlt/

Definitions of clinker-built word

  • adjective clinker-built (of a boat or ship) having a hull constructed with each plank overlapping that below 3
  • adjective clinker-built built with the planks of the hull overlapping, as a boat 3
  • adjective clinker-built faced or surfaced with boards, plates, etc., each course of which overlaps the one below, lapstrake. 1
  • adjective clinker-built Also, clincher-built. Shipbuilding. noting a hull whose shell is formed of planking (clinker planking) or plating (clinker plating) in which each strake overlaps the next one below and is overlapped by the next one above. 1
  • adjective clinker-built (shipbuilding, of a boat or ship) Constructed using planks or plates of the hull laid so that each plank overlaps the edge of the plank or plate below it, and in the case of plates, behind it. 0
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Origin of clinker-built

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; clinker (variant of clincher) + built

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Parts of speech for Clinker-built

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Clinker-built

clinker-built popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Related words

  • lapstrake

    clinker-built (def 2).

  • carvel-built

    (of a vessel) having a hull with planks made flush at the seams

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    inactive or sluggish.
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